2025 – Page 156 – Americana UK

Stephen Jacques “Pioneers and Fragrant Flowers”

August 11, 2025 FredArnold 0

A musical history lesson from an expressive and worldly songwriter. Stephen Jacques is an alt-rock musician, guitarist and chronicler of stories in song. He hails originally from New Orleans and New York but now lives in […]

New Zealand alt-folk finest The Beths herald new album with UK Tour

August 11, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

The New Zealand-based quartet of vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist Benjamin Sinclair, and drummer Tristan Deck have announced the arrival of their new album “Straight Line Was A Lie“, which is out on the […]

Live Review: Madison Violet, Lexington, London – 31st July 2025

August 11, 2025 David Chalfen 1

The duo of Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern have clocked up 25 years as Madison Violet and have picked up numerous awards in their Canadian homeland. So, it’s a momentous decision to call it quits at […]

Matt Patershuk “Cutlass Supreme” – not a pirate song

August 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

We like a good sub-text in a song, a message that is conveyed through the words of the song even though the song doesn’t actually state directly what it’s really about. And we’ve looked/listened quite hard […]

The Lonesome Captain and His Hurt Feelings

Video: The Lonesome Captain “Cure for You”

August 11, 2025 Ed Donnelly 1

The Lonesome Captain and His Hurt Feelings have the ‘Cure For You’. This horn-fueled rave-up is the first track off the upcoming album ‘The Country Funk Elixir’. Featuring a stellar band with the Captain on guitar, […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2025

Stephen Jacques “Pioneers and Fragrant Flowers”

New Zealand alt-folk finest The Beths herald new album with UK Tour

Live Review: Madison Violet, Lexington, London – 31st July 2025

Matt Patershuk “Cutlass Supreme” – not a pirate song

Video: The Lonesome Captain “Cure for You”

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album