January 2026 – Page 8

Video: Lucy Kitt “Sweet Time” – waiting for the stars to align

January 26, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video for Lucy Kitt’s recent single ‘Sweet Time’, a beautifully-written ballad. Over her acoustic strum, Kitt’s vocal performance is outstanding – pure, clear and gorgeously melodic. The song explores the theme of trying to […]

Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Theophany”

January 23, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week and we leave you dear reader with a new release of an old song by Josh Ritter. Ritter wrote on his Facebook last week: “All that I knew, as I […]

Preview: Joe H Henry’s “powerful as a freight train” voice lands for debut UK tour

January 23, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Joe H Henry has arrived on our shores for his debut UK tour, bringing his soulful brand of Americana and folk storytelling to audiences across Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England. Known for songs […]

Robert Deeble “The Space Between Us”

January 23, 2026 Michael Macy 0

Songs for times set to cinematic sounds. “The Space Between Us” is Robert Deeble’s seventh album in nearly 30 years. Over that period, he has developed a unique style that weaves orchestral sound around his poetic […]

Classic Clips: The Pretenders “Hymn to Her” – Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 8th December 2010

January 23, 2026 John Lee 0

This is one of The Pretenders’ most layered songs, and also one of their most radical, here performed in a stripped-back but striking way. Chrissie Hynde sings beautifully with just the accompaniment of a pedal steel […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Month: January 2026

Video: Lucy Kitt “Sweet Time” – waiting for the stars to align

Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Theophany”

Preview: Joe H Henry’s “powerful as a freight train” voice lands for debut UK tour

Robert Deeble “The Space Between Us”

Classic Clips: The Pretenders “Hymn to Her” – Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 8th December 2010

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album