2025 – Page 229 – Americana UK

Rupert Wates “Father to the Man”

June 11, 2025 Gordon Mackay 2

Rupert Wates returns with a showcase of sublime guitar skills. “Father to the Man” is Wates’ 14th solo album, and as with previous recent outings, Wates’ mellifluous guitar style is front and centre across the album, […]

James Yorkston Nina Persson Johanna Soderberg

James Yorkston teams up with Swedish stars for “Songs For Nina and Johanna”

June 11, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Scottish singer-songwriter James Yorkston has announced his latest album, “Songs for Nina and Johanna”, will be released via Domino on 22nd August 2025. The album is his sixteenth on Domino and his third to be recorded […]

Watchhouse “All Around You” – finding home

June 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Watchhouse have paid their dues – starting over a decade ago playing coffee shops and local restaurants around North Carolina they have now released their latest album ‘Rituals‘, their first in four years. From the small […]

Video: Skerryvore “The Sea That Sings”

June 11, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Insistent rhythms and depths of instrumental layers are a great foundation for Alec Dalgleish’s voice in the latest single from Skerryvore. In ‘The Sea That Sings’, Dalgleish’s vocal is as tuneful and pure as the song’s […]

I Write the Songs – Heather Little

June 10, 2025 Dean Nardi 2

There is no happiness if you don’t know what sadness feels like. Why are there more sad songs than happy ones? This is one of those questions for the ages, like why can’t you see the […]

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

Rupert Wates “Father to the Man”

James Yorkston teams up with Swedish stars for “Songs For Nina and Johanna”

Watchhouse “All Around You” – finding home

Video: Skerryvore “The Sea That Sings”

I Write the Songs – Heather Little

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