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Video Premiere: Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus “I Want it All”

June 20, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the new single from Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus. ‘I Want it All’ has an infectious rolling rhythm that makes you want to move and sway, over which characterful vocals and a fluent melody […]

Caroline Spence YouTube video March 2020

Essentials: The Top Ten Caroline Spence Songs

June 19, 2025 FredArnold 3

It’s a difficult enough task to find an artist’s best albums or their best songs; the initial dilemma for this writer in the latest round of Essentials was to find an artist that justified inclusion, given […]

Moonshroom “Take A Trip”

June 19, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

Joyous, trippy debut raises a smile. Moonshroom. Now there’s a name. Formed in 2022 by Kansas City songwriters Lily B Moonflower and Jake Keegan, they call their mix of Americana, bluegrass, country, folk and rock, Grassadelic […]

More People Should Really Know About: Lachlan Bryan

June 19, 2025 Paul Kerr 3

It might be anathema to some here at AUK HQ, but if you asked this writer who his favourite Australian “Americana” artist is, the answer is “not Paul Kelly.” As you pick yourself back up after […]

Preview: Fanny Lumsden announces UK and Ireland tour dates

June 19, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Listen to her new single below. Australian singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden is on tour here next month and, in preparation, has released a new single, her first new music since 2023’s award-winning album, “Hey Dawn”, unveiling an […]

Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0

The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]

Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0

Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]

Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0

Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]

Year: 2025

Video Premiere: Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus “I Want it All”

Essentials: The Top Ten Caroline Spence Songs

Moonshroom “Take A Trip”

More People Should Really Know About: Lachlan Bryan

Preview: Fanny Lumsden announces UK and Ireland tour dates

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”

Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026