2025 – Page 364 – Americana UK

Joel David Weir “Good Good Trouble” – waiting for justice

February 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Joel David Weir is an Indiana based singer/songwriter who pulls on the same inspiration as early Dylan and good folks like Woody Guthrie. He write’s songs that comment on the times, and there’s certainly a lot […]

Video: Hannah Maryse “Oh Honey, No”

February 11, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the delightful “Oh Honey, No” from nomadic British singer-songwriter Hannah Maryse. Upbeat rhythms from Rachel Glassberg on drums and Tommy Fuller on bass are the foundation for Maryse’s tuneful keys and guitar. Over these layers, Maryse […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Loomer “Caramel Heart”

February 10, 2025 Peter Churchill 4

Over the many years of his illustrious broadcasting career, Bob Harris has championed many an outsider. Although more recent years have seen Americana lovers having to sit through far too much mainstream country to reach the […]

Artwork for The Delines album "Mr Luck & Ms Doom"

The Delines “Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom”

February 10, 2025 Peter Thompson 5

The Delines are back with a record that features musical storytelling at its finest. Back on 15th May 2008, the extremely talented and very lovely Tift Merritt was playing an intimate gig at the National Centre […]

Paperback Riders: Margaret Atwood “The Handmaid’s Tale”

February 10, 2025 Tim Martin 0

Where America might go next part 1. There are plenty of “what if” novels about which path the USA might take, and following our editor’s reflection on the 2024 US election Paperback Riders will examine some […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Roseanne Reid + Tom Webber, St Pancras Old Church, London – 11th October 2023

October 26, 2023 0

Scotland’s Roseanne Reid charmed and captivated her audience in the intimate setting of London’s St. Pancras Old Church. Born in Leith, Reid – daughter of Proclaimer Craig Reid– performed solo with her acoustic guitar, giving her […]

Americana Roots

Americana Roots: Satsang

June 4, 2021 0

Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US. It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts who […]

News

Jeremy Hunt: Jason Isbell is “a bit anodyne”

November 2, 2017 1

Robert Peston has written a piece for today’s New Statesman in which both he and Jeremy Hunt manage to insult Jason Isbell in the space of one paragraph: The more worrying thing of course would have […]

Year: 2025

Joel David Weir “Good Good Trouble” – waiting for justice

Video: Hannah Maryse “Oh Honey, No”

For The Sake Of The Song: Loomer “Caramel Heart”

The Delines “Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom”

Paperback Riders: Margaret Atwood “The Handmaid’s Tale”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”