July 2026 – Page 25 – Americana UK

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

July 3, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week finds Keith talking to Jim Walker, head honcho at Brighton-based Brighthelmstone Promotions. Jim talks us through all the ins and outs of promoting, as well as tempting us with some fabulous South Coast events. […]

Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

July 3, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Tomorrow’s a special day in America, and today we have a song that’s all about the America that Eric Andersen loves. A land where healthcare might be recognised as a right, a land where Freedom is […]

Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

July 3, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Wall of Sound is the new single from Alex Ellis’s musical project Our Man in the Field. With typically thoughtful, sensitive lyrics, the song features fine storytelling, focused on everyday people and everyday lives, captured in […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 Martin Johnson 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 Hugo Simoes 6

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

July 24, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]

Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0

Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0

End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

Month: July 2026

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn