March 2026 – Page 18 – Americana UK

Teddy Thompson returns with both album and tour vowing to “Never Be The Same”

March 18, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

London-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson returns to the fray with Never Be The Same, due out May 15th via RPF Records/Royal Potato Family. This is his first collection of original material since 2020, and he does […]

Flutes & Low “Lay Fallow”

March 18, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 0

Sparse, beautiful folk-influenced music shaped by winter, tragedy, and nature. Flutes & Low comprises Ben Pichler and Cambria Haen, who met in Duluth, north-eastern Minnesota. They took their name from the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem “Inversnaid”, […]

NOCONA “How Do You Feel?” – pretty good, mostly, slight ache just there, but mustn’t grumble

March 18, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Are you, good readers of Americana UK, ready for some music that isn’t Americana? What? What? No, no, calm down, it’s not so bad. NOCONA, the band from Los Angeles, have spent 12 years denying that […]

Video: Foy Vance “We Almost Made It” – weary, confessional intimacy

March 18, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Foy Vance has released another striking single, We Almost Made It, which aches with vulnerability. Hushed and delicate, the song unfolds in bittersweet tones and a beautifully fluent melody over gently rolling drums. As ever, Vance’s […]

Demi Marriner at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds on 1st December 2024

More People Really Should Know About: Demi Marriner

March 17, 2026 Peter Thompson 2

The title of this piece is “More People Really Should Know About“, but I’d wager that more people have come across Demi Marriner and her work than realise, so perhaps the piece should be entitled More […]

RE: There's no future in nostalgia
By Jeff , 2 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
There is very little new under the sun. &...
By Martin Johnson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Joe Jackson ~ Hope and Fury.
By Jeff , 5 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
My memories of Stonhenge festivals don't involve much o...
By Paul Villers , 5 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
By Paul Villers , 5 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Except under supervision
By Paul Villers , 5 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Funniest thing I ever heard at Stonehenge was a buddy w...
By Paul Villers , 5 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Codeine is a good pain reliever, no doubt, although we ...
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Here's another guaranteed to upset those of a 'nervous ...
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Sounding Arrow “Skyman”

June 4, 2026 0

Solo album number two from Truth and Salvage Co main-man. The travails of the modern world get to most of us, but it seems to affect musicians in a particularly savage way, and this second album […]

Chris Pierce announces his new album with a Heavy Heart

June 4, 2026 0

Chris Pierce has announced his new album, Songs for the Heavy Hearted, is coming out on August 21st. Produced by frequent collaborators David Resnik and Niko Bolas (Neil Young, The Mavericks), the album features collaborations with […]

Lester Winchester McKendree “They Got It All”

June 4, 2026 0

Legendary trio of roots-rock musicians get together for a rollicking, fine debut. Considering their musical backgrounds, you could label Lester Winchester McKendree as a latent supergroup. Jimmy Lester is a first-class drummer who played in Los […]

Interviews

Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0

To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]

Interviews

Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0

If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

Videos

Video: Pokey LaFarge “Fine To Me”

September 2, 2021 0

Pokey LaFarge releases, ‘Fine To Me‘, an exhilarating second track from his new album, ‘In The Blossom of Their Shade‘. Ironically, for a performer who draws so much on older musical styles, LaFarge is one of […]

Interviews

Interview: Oliver Wood is Always Smiling

July 13, 2021 0

Why connection is an underlying theme on a debut solo album. Over the last two decades, Oliver Wood has become a mainstay of the American roots scene and one of the most original songwriters around. He […]

Features

The ten worst Johnny Cash tracks

March 10, 2020 3

Johnny Cash was a force of nature. There are not enough superlatives in the dictionary to do the man any kind of justice. J.R. was a magnificent songwriter. Just as magnificent, perhaps even more so, was […]

Month: March 2026

Teddy Thompson returns with both album and tour vowing to “Never Be The Same”

Flutes & Low “Lay Fallow”

NOCONA “How Do You Feel?” – pretty good, mostly, slight ache just there, but mustn’t grumble

Video: Foy Vance “We Almost Made It” – weary, confessional intimacy

More People Really Should Know About: Demi Marriner

Sounding Arrow “Skyman”

Chris Pierce announces his new album with a Heavy Heart

Lester Winchester McKendree “They Got It All”

Track Premiere: Phil Hooley “Hope Street”

Video: Teddy Thompson “Come Back” – evolve or perish!