2025 – Page 40 – Americana UK

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Richard Parkinson

November 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 6

Every writer faced with distilling the entire history of music into the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time is faced with a need to place some boundaries around the task in order to get some […]

Live Review: The Red Clay Strays + Early James, The Roundhouse, Camden, London – 9th November 2025

November 20, 2025 Peter Feldon 1

“Does anyone want to get a dose of Southern Rock?” was included in the invitation from the AUK live reviews editor. This certainly whet my appetite, and after I read the review of their last album […]

New York based Texan Jana Horn to release self-titled third album in January

November 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Texan songwriter Jana Horn will release her self-titled third album on 16th January 2026 via No Quarter. Most of the ten songs on the new record were written during Horn’s first year of living in New […]

Folk Roundup – TEUD, Le Vent Du Nord, The Destroyers, The Peel, Lonan

November 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Even though we’re heading towards the end of the year, there’s been no drop-off in the number of soon-to-be, or in some cases recently, released folk albums. This time around, the accidental theme is one of […]

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The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Cold Bones Lullabies

November 20, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

The next entrant in Twang Factor 4 is Cold Bones Lullabies, who is a singer-songwriter based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Cold Bones Lullabies usually plays at venues like Cafe 9 in Sheffield. After playing bass guitar […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

Album Reviews

North Mississippi Allstars “Up and Rolling” (New West Records, 2019)

October 15, 2019 0

After almost a quarter of a century of releasing highly-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated records, North Mississippi Allstars have released their 11th album, ‘Up and Rolling’. The Dickinson brothers, Luther and Cody, have once again demonstrated their sublime songcraft […]

Columns

Vox Continental: May 2025

May 29, 2025 0

This month, we have new music that includes releases from two excellent Norwegian bands and an Anglo-German duet, among others, along with a look at some upcoming festivals in Continental Europe. One of the things I […]

Tracks

Jared Grabb “Stroll” – daily exercise is still permitted…

November 29, 2022 0

Jared Grabb has been recording music for twenty years, and has just released his sixth album ‘Domain.’ ‘Domain’ was recorded at home during height of the pandemic and with a news cycle that went beyond just […]

Year: 2025

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Richard Parkinson

Live Review: The Red Clay Strays + Early James, The Roundhouse, Camden, London – 9th November 2025

New York based Texan Jana Horn to release self-titled third album in January

Folk Roundup – TEUD, Le Vent Du Nord, The Destroyers, The Peel, Lonan

The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Cold Bones Lullabies

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”