2025 – Page 161 – Americana UK

Eli West “The Shape of a Sway”

August 6, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A quietly fiery masterpiece of liberated and liberating bluegrass. Of all the different types of americana, bluegrass can be one of the most challenging to review – but some might say that’s an unintended consequence of […]

Realising Waylon’s dreams – Shooter Jennings to put out the first of his father’s archive releases

August 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Triple GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings has announced the release of “Songbird”, a completely new, previously unheard album by his legendary father, Waylon Jennings. The album will be released via Son of Jessi/Thirty Tigers on 3rd October […]

Iconic live venue launches Crowdfunder for longterm survival

August 6, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

A breathtakingly enthusiastic outpouring of support has greeted the news that Winchester’s Railway Inn has announced a crowdfunding initiative to prevent it from closing. The explanation on the funding page lays out the position in stark […]

Later Youth “Living History”

August 6, 2025 John Lee 0

An ambitious and affecting debut that fuses indie, americana, and nostalgia-fuelled introspection. The debut album from Later Youth – the new solo project of The Travelling Band’s Jo Dudderidge – feels like paging through a diary […]

Larry Keel & Jon Stickley “Pioneers” – flatpicked tale of expansion

August 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

This new song features a pair of talented flat-picked guitar players – and represents something of a dream come true for Larry Keel who explains that “I’ve wanted this project to happen for so long! Jon […]

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

July 6, 2026 0

Midway through the European leg of her Heavy Petal tour, Sierra Ferrell and touring company found themselves at the Docks venue in Hamburg, right in the heart of the Reeperbahn. Originally the gig had been located […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”

July 6, 2026 0

Yesterday I spent five hours negotiating queues as I transported punters to the practice day of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It was hot and dull and made doubly difficult by the entitled behaviour of […]

Year: 2025

Eli West “The Shape of a Sway”

Realising Waylon’s dreams – Shooter Jennings to put out the first of his father’s archive releases

Iconic live venue launches Crowdfunder for longterm survival

Later Youth “Living History”

Larry Keel & Jon Stickley “Pioneers” – flatpicked tale of expansion

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”

Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell

Video Premiere: Visions Of Albion “In The Past”