2025 – Page 162 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Annie Stokes “Country Wife”

August 6, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

The video premiere of ‘Country Wife’ finds singer-songwriter Annie Stokes living an imagined self-sufficient life in the country. Her smart, wryly amusing lyrics offer a different perspective on that wished-for life and the traditional gender roles […]

Tyler Childers “Snipe Hunter”

August 5, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

Memorable opener paves the way for another high-class album from the formidable Mr Childers. There are some albums that start in a rather low-key manner. Albums that worm their way surreptitiously into the subconscious after a […]

Circles Around The Sun share “Interludes With The Dead Vol 2” to celebrate Grateful Dead 60th anniversary

August 5, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Circles Around The Sun (CATS) have announced the release of their latest album, “Interludes for the Dead: Volume 2”, on 7th November 2025. Volume 1 comprised the music composed for the set breaks at the iconic […]

Cole Quest: Woody Guthrie’s grandson pays debt to legendary balladeer, commands own journey

August 5, 2025 Brian D'Ambrosio 0

Beyond his worth as a powerful balladeer, Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) was a major American literary figure. As a singer, poet, and essayist, he embodies the Depression and the war years that ensued. His grandson, Cole Quest, […]

AUK Shortcuts: Hadnot Creek, Rah Rah Rabbit, Gary Owens JR., Patton Magee, Odd Marshall, Lee Hunter & The Gatherers, KP Hawthorn, Florence Sommerville and Haystack Slim & The Broken Arrow

August 5, 2025 Paul Kerr 1

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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 , 6 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 , 1 week 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

Video Premiere: Annie Stokes “Country Wife”

Tyler Childers “Snipe Hunter”

Circles Around The Sun share “Interludes With The Dead Vol 2” to celebrate Grateful Dead 60th anniversary

Cole Quest: Woody Guthrie’s grandson pays debt to legendary balladeer, commands own journey

AUK Shortcuts: Hadnot Creek, Rah Rah Rabbit, Gary Owens JR., Patton Magee, Odd Marshall, Lee Hunter & The Gatherers, KP Hawthorn, Florence Sommerville and Haystack Slim & The Broken Arrow

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!