2026 – Page 161 – Americana UK

Live Review: Eric Bibb + Janileigh Cohen, St. Leonard’s Church, Bridgnorth – 25th March 2026

April 30, 2026 Sophie Wenban 0

You probably wouldn’t immediately think of St. Leonard’s Church in Bridgnorth as a likely venue if someone were to mention a roof-raising indie-folk and blues double bill. Yet on a storm-lashed March evening, the old sandstone […]

Maisie Owen Dark on a Sunny Day cover art

Maisy Owen “Dark on a Sunny Day”

April 30, 2026 Jonathan Smith 0

Moody and magnificent debut from major new songwriter. A new name to the Americana UK shores, Maisy Owen is a Nashville native still residing in the city. This is her first full-length offering, although at eight […]

Vox Continental: April 2026

April 30, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

This month’s all about new music, with new singles from Sweden and Denmark and new albums from Norway and Finland. Plus, a French duo taking their music to the USA. We kick off this month’s offerings […]

GA-20 & Charlie Musselwhite “Crazy Love” – crazy ’bout my lovin’

April 30, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Famously, we don’t really cover the Blues here at Americana UK, and equally famously, we do cover Charlie Musselwhite, whose distinctive sound fits in well amongst proto-americana contemporaries. Which is by way of explanation for today’s […]

Video: Brown Horse “Comeback Loading” – dumb, ironic t-shirt slogans to something more real

April 30, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

In the video for Brown Horse’s latest single, the band is stranded in the tour van before they work together to tune up the van and get back on the road. It’s a light-hearted visual inspired […]

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

Live Review: Eric Bibb + Janileigh Cohen, St. Leonard’s Church, Bridgnorth – 25th March 2026

Maisy Owen “Dark on a Sunny Day”

Vox Continental: April 2026

GA-20 & Charlie Musselwhite “Crazy Love” – crazy ’bout my lovin’

Video: Brown Horse “Comeback Loading” – dumb, ironic t-shirt slogans to something more real

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