2025 – Page 114 – Americana UK

The Bootleg Series turns 18 and goes back to Bob Dylan’s source

September 19, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s ”Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963” on 31st October 2025. “Through The Open Window” tells the story […]

Jeff Larson with Gerry Beckley “C’mon Home” – it’s where the heart is

September 19, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

‘C’mon Home’ is the first single from the album “Jeff Larson and Gerry Beckley“, which cements the longtime musical partnership of (you’ll never guess) Jeff Larson with (go on, take a punt) Gerry Beckley. The new […]

Video: Michael Beach “Next To You”

September 19, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Be absorbed by the new single from Melbourne-based and Californian-born musician Michael Beach. ‘Next to You’ features an insistent, rhythmic melody, over which Beach’s understated vocal performance is perfect for delivering his quirky, thoughtful lyrics. He […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Paul Russell

September 18, 2025 Paul Russell 5

Our new Feature seeks to find AUK’s writers’ pick as The Best Americana Song of All Time (some challenge!). Each writer will hand-pick their choice of 10 songs they think best fit this accolade, and we’ll […]

New concept musical album coming from The Mountain Goats in November

September 18, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

The Mountain Goats are releasing their 23rd full-length album, “Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan”, on 7th November 2025, via Cadmean Dawn Records. Produced by the Mountain Goats’ multi-instrumentalist Matt Douglas and recorded at Dreamland […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 2 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0

The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]

Artwork for Yarn album “Saturday Night Sermon”

Yarn “Saturday Night Sermon”

May 13, 2026 0

Enjoyable southern rock release with lyrics that focus on the positive. Formed in Brooklyn at the end of 2006, but now based in North Carolina, Yarn tend to lean towards the southern rock element of americana. […]

Live Review: Merry McCloud & Bruce Welch, The Bread and Roses, London – 3rd May 2026

May 13, 2026 0

The Bread and Roses is located in the heart of Clapham, London. Owned by The Battersea and Wandsworth Trade Union Council, it consists of the ground-floor pub and a theatre space above. It’s a community-oriented establishment […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0

Interviews

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0

“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

Interviews

Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

May 5, 2026 0

Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]

News

Fisherman’s Friends to host new festival in Cornwall in May 2026

June 17, 2025 0

The desire to hold a special gathering close to home in Cornwall has been on the Fisherman’s Friends’ minds for some time. While still holding down their day jobs, the group regularly sell out venues across […]

Videos

Video: Ned Roberts “The Songbird”

January 28, 2020 0

‘The Songbird’ is the second single from the forthcoming album from Ned Roberts. ‘Dream Sweetheart’ will be released on 4th February, with the album launch at The Slaughtered Lamb. This is melodic folk with engaging vocals […]

Album Reviews

Dave Hause “Drive It Like It’s Stolen”

May 9, 2023 0

The emotional depth of the songs shines on the quieter songs but vanishes behind bluster a bit too often. Dave Hause calls his music “post-apocalyptic Americana.” On opening song, ‘Cheap Seats (New Years Day, NYC, 2042)’ […]

Year: 2025

The Bootleg Series turns 18 and goes back to Bob Dylan’s source

Jeff Larson with Gerry Beckley “C’mon Home” – it’s where the heart is

Video: Michael Beach “Next To You”

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Paul Russell

New concept musical album coming from The Mountain Goats in November

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

Yarn “Saturday Night Sermon”

Live Review: Merry McCloud & Bruce Welch, The Bread and Roses, London – 3rd May 2026

Van Morrison to play 5 night residency at new West London venue in September

Odd Marshall “Seconds”