2025 – Page 160 – Americana UK

The Song Remains: Terry Reid (1949 – 2025)

August 7, 2025 Rick Bayles 3

One of the great “should’ve beens” of British music, Terry Reid lost a lengthy battle with cancer on August 4th and we lost a huge musical talent. Famously the first choice to front the New Yardbirds, […]

AMERICANAFEST announces additions to Festival lineup

August 7, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

The AMERICANAFEST lineup now offers nearly 200 official showcasing artists appearing at the festival in Nashville from September 9-13, 2025, with the addition of Dwight Yoakam and The Secret Sisters, along with special events Honky Tonkin’ […]

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Dark Angel” – an encounter with a mysterious woman

August 7, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

Robert Jon & The Wreck bring the deep South to Southern California with their latest single ‘Dark Angel’. This is the latest single from the upcoming full-length “Heartaches & Last Goodbyes“. The album was produced by […]

Video Premiere: Andrew Adkins “A Revolver In The Field”

August 7, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the moody new single from Nashville singer-songwriter Andrew Adkins. ‘A Revolver in the Field’ features swirling sounds, absorbing instrumental layers, powerful bass and a strong rhythm. The result is hypnotic songwriting and music to immerse […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: J.J Cale

August 6, 2025 Graeme Tait 4

By the time Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter and guitarist J.J. Cale released his debut album in 1971, he was rapidly approaching his 33rd birthday. Along with several other young Tulsa musicians, Cale had moved to Los Angeles in […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 4 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 5 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 , 6 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 , 7 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week 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 , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Year: 2025

The Song Remains: Terry Reid (1949 – 2025)

AMERICANAFEST announces additions to Festival lineup

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Dark Angel” – an encounter with a mysterious woman

Video Premiere: Andrew Adkins “A Revolver In The Field”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: J.J Cale

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!