2025 – Page 270 – Americana UK

The Swell Season move “Forward” in June

May 7, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) have announced their first new album in 16 years, “Forward”, will be released on June 13th. An eight-song collection, it was produced by Sturla Mio Thorisson and recorded […]

Brown Horse “All the Right Weaknesses”

May 7, 2025 Guy Lincoln 0

Norwich’s finest blast back louder and harder than ever. Since their rapturously received debut “Reservoir“, Norwich band Brown Horse have been on a significant upward trajectory. One that shows no sign of fading with the release […]

Ella Spencer “Scotty’s Tyres” – not messing around…

May 7, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Scotty’s Tyres‘ is the new single from up-and-coming British-American singer-songwriter Ella Spencer, co-produced by Jerry Joseph and Steve Drizos at The Panther studio in Portland, Oregon and released on Right Track Records. It’s a co-write with […]

Video: Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill “Is Anybody Here”

May 7, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Recent single from Americana duo Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, ‘Is Anybody Here’, is an engaging, melodic song built around the interplay of the pair’s guitars and their voices, which work together beautifully. The single appears on […]

More People Really Should Know About: Rita Bliss

May 6, 2025 Andy Short 0

In the summer of 2024, AUK writer Paul Kerr reviewed an album that whetted his appetite from a talented banjo player based in Texas. The album “Peaches and Apple Pies” was highly recommended. This coincided with a […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

September 28, 2026 0

This time, Bluegrass Briefs features music from around the world and all across the Bluegrass tradition, from the rough and rowdy Scottish ways of Sociograss to the almost classical music of Triple Fiddle from Minnesota and […]

Year: 2025

The Swell Season move “Forward” in June

Brown Horse “All the Right Weaknesses”

Ella Spencer “Scotty’s Tyres” – not messing around…

Video: Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill “Is Anybody Here”

More People Really Should Know About: Rita Bliss

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October