December 2025 – Page 14

Video: Amy Speace “Weight of the World”

December 12, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Amy Speace has it all. She is an outstanding vocalist, balancing raw emotion, storytelling tones and great control. She is an accomplished songwriter who displays fine musicianship and finds glorious melodies, arranged with care and sensitivity. […]

Jackson Browne at the Legacy Casino Resort 16 February 2013

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Peter Churchill

December 11, 2025 Peter Churchill 1

If one thing has become apparent from the lists that have appeared on these pages and the, not unsurprisingly, incredibly wide range of songs that have featured to date, it must be that it seems highly […]

Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

December 11, 2025 Martin Johnson 0

The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

It’s the 2025 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year

December 11, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s your last chance to vote in our annual readers poll in which we ask you to reflect on the last 12 months (well, 11) and choose your favourite americana, the stuff that’s resonated with you […]

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter: Album Cover

Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter “Forever, I’ve Been Being Born”

December 11, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Ten emotive tracks of timeless quality. The Sweet Hereafter have been around for close on a quarter century. On this new album from the band, the tracks within centre around Jesse Sykes’ transcendent voice, tracks filled […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Month: December 2025

Video: Amy Speace “Weight of the World”

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Peter Churchill

Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

It’s the 2025 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year

Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter “Forever, I’ve Been Being Born”

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”