April 2026 – Page 27 – Americana UK

Ole Kirkeng “Cowboy Lie Detector Machine”

April 9, 2026 Andy Short 0

Norway’s Ole Kirkeng returns with an impressive collection, no lies. Recorded at the Rockbonden Studio in the snow-covered forests of Sweden, Norway’s Ole Kirkeng stands trial under the Cowboy Lie Detector Machine. Kirkeng was a touring […]

Rose Hotel “My Satellite” – gone up to the sky

April 9, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

In normal times what would we all be talking about, other than the fact that after a hiatus of more than 50 years the old gang has got back together, pulled in an extra Canadian and […]

Video: Hollie Rogers “Everything’s Fine” Feat. Elles Bailey & Beth Nielsen Chapman – life in all its messy, unpredictable moments

April 9, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

In one of the best videos we’ve seen this year, Hollie Rogers presents a training module to teach us how to pretend that everything is fine. Some wonderfully-ridiculous snippets of advice crawl across the screen, encouraging […]

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

April 8, 2026 FredArnold 1

From the fan favourite album Recovering the Satellites, this song was highly rated across the board, clearly striking a chord with writers (5 of whom voted for it), as its themes of regret and heartbreak melded […]

Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

April 8, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Musical subtlety and insightful words add up to a contender for album of any year. Album press releases often fall into two categories: perceptive or preposterous. Especially when a band is new to you, the first […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Tracks

Ben Jordan “El Dorado” – elusive joys

February 7, 2024 0

Part of the point of AmericanaFest – and the showcases in particular – is to find some new people and bands who are producing good music, and also have new music coming out soon. Ben Jordan […]

Album Reviews

Richard Warren “Disentangled” (Hudson, 2017)

December 6, 2017 0

Those of you familiar with Richard Warren’s previous solo records will know what to expect from this fourth album – Disentangled. You won’t be disappointed either. Sounding like a stoner/psychedelic happening featuring Duane Eddy on guitar and […]

Tracks

Jason Isbell “White Man’s World” – Listen

June 2, 2017 0

This from Rolling Stone Country this morning: “Much of Jason Isbell’s forthcoming LP, The Nashville Sound, is about balancing the intimate with the external: even when we are isolated, we’re never alone, and no decision we […]

Month: April 2026

Ole Kirkeng “Cowboy Lie Detector Machine”

Rose Hotel “My Satellite” – gone up to the sky

Video: Hollie Rogers “Everything’s Fine” Feat. Elles Bailey & Beth Nielsen Chapman – life in all its messy, unpredictable moments

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks