2025 – Page 231 – Americana UK

Chillicothe “Funnel Cloud Town”

June 10, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 1

Dysfunctional but beautiful songs which encapsulate small-town America. Nicholas Altobelli has been releasing albums since his early 20s, setting up his own record label in 2011. This is his first release using the name Chillicothe. Chillicothe […]

Emily Hines “My Own Way” – finding a new path

June 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Nashville-based Emily Hines is releasing her debut album ‘These Days’ on August 1st via Keeled Scales. The first single is ‘My Own Way‘, of which she says, “This is the last song I wrote for the […]

Video: Tami Neilson “Borrow My Boots” feat. Ashley McBryde, Grace Bowers and Shelly Fairchild

June 10, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Be absorbed by this glorious, upbeat single from New Zealand-based Tami Neilson. In ‘Borrow My Boots’, Neilson’s resonant, powerful voice blends brilliantly with co-writers Shelly Fairchild and Ashley McBride’s vocals, while prodigy Grace Bowers adds energy […]

For the Sake of the Song: Mike Peters & The Alarm “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”

June 9, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

This was not my intended choice for this feature. Rest assured, there have been many splendid eulogies following the death of Mike Peters, and I will not even try to compete. But since the news of […]

Cat Terrones “Shelter In Our Beauty”

June 9, 2025 Tim Martin 0

A first album which shows promise, we can look forward to seeing how her writing evolves. Los Angeles native Cat Terrones grew up watching whales and swimming in the Pacific. That has given her a feel […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2025

Chillicothe “Funnel Cloud Town”

Emily Hines “My Own Way” – finding a new path

Video: Tami Neilson “Borrow My Boots” feat. Ashley McBryde, Grace Bowers and Shelly Fairchild

For the Sake of the Song: Mike Peters & The Alarm “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”

Cat Terrones “Shelter In Our Beauty”

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album