2025 – Page 15 – Americana UK

It’s a happy new year as Amythyst Kiah brings her “Still + Bright” tour to the UK and Ireland

December 11, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Grammy-nominated American songwriter Amythyst Kiah makes a long overdue return to the UK and Ireland for her first shows here since the release of her acclaimed “Still + Bright” album. AUK’s Fred Arnold, awarding the album […]

Reasons to be cheerful for 2026 – Live music, independent artists, and Americana UK…

December 11, 2025 Tim Martin 0

Music Venue Properties was started by The Music Venue Trust and “focuses on removing venues from vulnerable leases by purchasing the freehold of the buildings and placing them into community ownership.” They recently acquired The Croft […]

Sarah McQuaid to play UK shows in early 2026

December 11, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Having just returned from a successful two-month tour in the USA, Cornwall-based singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is gearing up for a short “warm-up” UK tour starting on 16th January, and she’s already at work on her new […]

Slow Autumn “Daylight Heart, Moonlight Soul”

December 11, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

A good debut of melodic, laid-back americana, with words that reflect well the realities of life. “Daylight Heart Moonlight Soul” is the first album from Belfast-based Slow Autumn, although they have previously released a couple of […]

Raul Malo at Belly Up Tavern, SAan Diego, CA February 2010

The Song Remains: Raul Malo (1965 – 2025)

December 11, 2025 FredArnold 3

Farewell to the greatest voice in modern popular music Raul Malo has died, at the ridiculously young age of 60. The son of Cuban emigrants who could sing virtually anything with ease and conviction will no […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Tracks

Something for the weekend: Jack O’Connell, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden “Rocky Road To Dublin”

April 25, 2025 1

What? Him? Again? That’s right, sorry. But don’t worry, it’s not a permanent annexation of the week’s last posting, and the Editor will return…soon. Honest. So, what excitement will the weekend bring? As a music website, […]

Tracks

Lenny “Taurus Sun” – Listen

July 14, 2021 0

Lenny has come to the realisation that some relationships are just not worth stubbornly persevering with – it’s an enlightenment that’s encapsulated in lines like “What a time / To be alive / We spent all […]

Features

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Andrew Frolish

June 1, 2022 1

Lists such as this are always agonisingly difficult to compile. There’s the aching self-doubt, the lingering sense that you have forgotten something or someone important and regrets over who has been left out. The decisions made […]

Year: 2025