2025 – Page 9 – Americana UK

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part Two, 10-1

December 16, 2025 Mark Whitfield 2

Following on from yesterday’s piece where I counted down from 20-11, here are my top ten tracks from 2025 which for me form the heart of the website and why I still love editing it after […]

Paperback Riders: Southern Writers and the bleaker bits of Christmas

December 16, 2025 Tim Martin 0

For 2023’s festive ‘Paperback Riders‘, we looked at ‘A Christmas Carol‘ and why it is the best-loved seasonal book in the USA, despite being so quintessentially English. Maybe it’s Charles Dickens’s ghosts and redemption themes, or […]

More People Really Should Know About: The East Pointers

December 16, 2025 FredArnold 0

Prince Edward Island, on Canada’s eastern seaboard, is a hotbed of musical talent, with a revolving community of extremely talented musicians who are helping to preserve the Celtic/folk traditions of the area while advancing the genre’s […]

Joe Wilkes latest album arriving after a difficult period in February 2026

December 16, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter Joe Wilkes has announced the release of his latest album “Hope In My Chest, Fire in My Throat” via Frontline Records on 27th February 2026. Wilkes new record is intended as both a tribute to […]

The Twang Factor 4 Results: Hannah Crossrose takes third place

December 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

In horse racing, it is called win, place or show, and by coming in third through a vote by the judges, Hannah Crossrose showed off her vocals and songwriting skills to good advantage. After the release […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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 All Stars “Still Shakin'”

June 13, 2025 0

Ever-changing line-up but still the same cracking roots rock from the Dickinson Brothers and their guests. North Mississippi All Stars (NMAS) were founded in 1996 in, not surprisingly, Mississippi, in a little town in, not surprisingly, […]

Album Reviews

Good Looks “Bummer Year”

April 6, 2022 0

Promising debut suggests future looks good for Austin based quartet. Back when the world seemed a simpler place, a debut album was seen as the first opportunity for a new artist or band to start finding […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: The Weeping Willows + Calum Park, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 2nd July 2024

July 12, 2024 0

There was a lot of love for Australian duo The Weeping Willows on their return to Glasgow with several in the audience at The Glad Café having a long time bond with the pair. Andrew Wrigglesworth, […]

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