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Cover art for Tom Piazza book "Living In The Present With John Prine"

Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”

May 8, 2026 Graeme Tait 0

During the opening lines of the foreword to Tom Piazza’s latest book, Living In The Present With John Prine, the widow of one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Fiona Prine, describes how her late […]

Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Clock, 21st September 1986

May 8, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 1

The Old Grey Whistle Test (which in its final years was abbreviated to the Whistle Test) was commissioned by David Attenborough and ran from 1971 to 1988. Broadcast annually on BBC Two between 1984 and 1986, […]

Artwork for Trippers & Askers album Tried To Do's

Trippers & Askers “Tried To Do’s”

May 8, 2026 Peter Thompson 0

Invest time and listen carefully, and you may find reward with this deep, introspective record. Trippers & Askers is the recording and songwriting project of Jay Hammond, musician, sound artist, educator and researcher. He is currently […]

Make Americana Great Again: Deus Ex Musica

May 8, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Some years ago, the director Alex Garland made a movie with a title similar to this column, except it was Ex Machina, not Musica, which I’m guessing is the Latin word for “music.” Although Deus or […]

The Latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring UNCUT legend Allan Jones on all things Americana and beyond

May 8, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 2

This week sees Keith talking to one of his heroes, the journalist Allan Jones, once editor of Melody Maker and founder of UNCUT magazine, now a gentleman of the arts and letters whose tastes still exert […]

Top 10 UK Americana Albums of all time: John Lee

September 17, 2026 0

So today we start a new Top 10 feature, to find the best UK Americana album as voted by our writers – and we are up for the challenge and the weeks of bickering which lie […]

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026

September 17, 2026 0

The Long Road Festival at Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, is a long-standing favourite, spanning the breadth of country and Americana – and beyond! After such a long hot summer, it seemed inevitable that the August bank holiday […]

Penelope Isles - album cover for "3" 2026

Penelope Isles “3”

September 17, 2026 0

Lush airy floatiness abounds as the siblings from the hippest city in the UK make it a hat trick. There is a floaty, gentle quality to this album. The vocals appear to understate yet fully capture […]

Year: 2026

Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”

Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Clock, 21st September 1986

Trippers & Askers “Tried To Do’s”

Make Americana Great Again: Deus Ex Musica

The Latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring UNCUT legend Allan Jones on all things Americana and beyond

Top 10 UK Americana Albums of all time: John Lee

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026

Penelope Isles “3”

Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption”

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally