June 2026 – Page 32 – Americana UK

Doug Mishkin “Tip Of The Spear”

June 3, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0

A veteran activist singer-songwriter releases his latest bulletin on our troubled times, mixed in with more personal musings. Think of protest music, and one thinks of 1960s America, when the Vietnam War, in particular, inspired a […]

Paul Metsa “Songs of Resistance & Resolve: 1984–2025”

June 3, 2026 Helen Jones 0

Collection spanning the Minnesotan’s career highlights how fighting for justice is as important now as it ever was. When you think of americana and protest music, the striking image of Woody Guthrie brandishing his guitar with […]

Ferris and Sylvester proclaim “It’s a Joy To Be Alive”

June 3, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1

Having topped the UK’s Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart, earned an Album of the Year at the Americana UK Awards, and played everywhere from Glastonbury to SXSW, Ferris & Sylvester have announced their new album, […]

It was fifty years and five months today…

June 3, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, here’s the thing, we’re hitting all the anniversaries over the next few years. And whilst it is true that Dylan’s Desire came out on the 5th of January 1976 there is another reason to mention […]

Nathan Evans Fox “Heirloom”

June 3, 2026 Jonathan Smith 0

A record built to last. “Nathan Evans Fox sounds like the truth. In the end, that’s what we go to songwriters for, isn’t it?” These words opened Alan O’Hare’s review for Americana UK, writing about 2018’s […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

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A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

Month: June 2026