2025 – Page 258 – Americana UK

Classic Clips: Tony Joe White “Polk Salad Annie” Austin, 1980

May 16, 2025 David Jarman 0

Tony Joe White was a firm favourite artist from the first time I saw him, appearing at the BBC Paris Theatre in Lower Regent Street, London, recording a set for Radio One’s ‘In Concert’ series back […]

I’m With Her “Wild and Clear and Blue”

May 16, 2025 Stephen Rostkoski 0

Folk supergroup trio expands upon their sound while keeping their specialness. Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins make up the folk music supergroup I’m With Her. Their latest album, “Wild and Clear and Blue,” exemplifies […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 185 “Festivals!!”

May 16, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2

Festival season is upon us, with the start being heralded proper by Wood Festival this weekend and in a couple of weeks, for me at least, Red Rooster, which has become an annual pilgrimage (although to […]

Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy “Cast Me Down”

May 16, 2025 FredArnold 0

Newport’s finest deliver the ‘difficult’ sophomore album with tenacity and panache. You might have been inclined to think of Newport in Wales as something of a cultural backwater in the UK. Therefore, you might be surprised […]

The Minus 5 “Let The Rope Hold, Cassie Lee” – carry that thread forward

May 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

We recently told you about the new album from The Minus 5 – and here’s a track from that very upcoming release. It’s a song that shows Scott McCaughey’s influences – and if you don’t catch […]

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

July 2, 2026 0

Amy Speace is a long-standing favourite of Americana UK, her most recent album, The Blue Rock Session, appearing late in 2025, a stripped-back collection on acoustic guitar and piano, recorded at a writing retreat in Wimberley, […]

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”

July 2, 2026 0

The Madrid-born singer-songwriter sounds every bit like a Nashville native on a highly listenable second album. 10 years ago, Madrid native Juana Everett decided it was time for her to make a big change, and so, […]

Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August

July 2, 2026 0

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will release his new album, So Much For Goodbyes, on 28th August 2026 via Reprise Records. Produced by Strings and T Bone Burnett, the new 16-track project finds […]

Year: 2025

Classic Clips: Tony Joe White “Polk Salad Annie” Austin, 1980

I’m With Her “Wild and Clear and Blue”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 185 “Festivals!!”

Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy “Cast Me Down”

The Minus 5 “Let The Rope Hold, Cassie Lee” – carry that thread forward

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”

Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August

Beth Lee “Life Keeps Moving On” – we’re on the move again

Video: Charles Wesley Godwin “Hey There Son” (feat. Wyatt Flores)