2026 – Page 212 – Americana UK

Hell in a Handcart – a new column from AUK’s Paul Villers

March 17, 2026 Paul Villers 2

A new occasional series in which Paul Villers (Americana UK’s Community Forums Editor) curates the ideas, opinions and observations in the political sphere relevant to us all. “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is […]

Chris Williams And Kid Reverie “Haunt Me” – hanging around, spectrally

March 17, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Chris Williams and Steve Varney (also known as Kid Reverie) made their musical connection in 2020 over that most common of shared loves – the love of the banjo. It started out as informal lessons, and […]

Video: Nils & Amy Lofgren “No Kings, No Hate, No Fear” – music is our planet’s Sacred Weapon

March 17, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Multi-instrumentalist Nils Lofgren needs no introduction. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer exploded into our consciousness on Neil Young’s classic After the Goldrush while still a teenager. The first musician to have a guitar solo […]

The Byrds from Hi Parader magazine = December 1968

For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

March 16, 2026 Andrew Raw 0

The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was the […]

Artwork for Morgan Nagler's album I've got northing left to lose and I'm losing it

Morgan Nagler “I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It”

March 16, 2026 Ben Yelton 0

Indie/americana debut solo album for experienced newcomer. Sometimes a musical career takes a few detours before arriving at its true destination. For Morgan Nagler, the path has been circuitous; long before she became a respected songwriter […]

Be Good Tanyas release 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of debut album “Blue Horse”

September 15, 2026 0

Twenty-five years after The Be Good Tanyas introduced their singular take on folk music to the world, the celebrated Vancouver group has announced a special 25th anniversary edition of their debut album, Blue Horse, arriving November […]

artwork for Cody Landress-Gibson album - Music to Get By On

Cody Landress-Gibson “Music To Get By On”

September 15, 2026 0

From punk to pedal steel, the Chattanooga storyteller lays bare the challenges of a tough year. This is a short, impactful record. Cody Landress-Gibson cuts to the chase and burrows into our hearts. His gut-twisting lyrics […]

Live Review: Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle + Junior Brother + Sam Grassie, EartH, London – 3rd September 2026

September 15, 2026 0

An Autumnal return to EartH (Experimental Arts Hackney) for a remarkable line-up in the converted cinema main hall. Pentangle were one of the big four of British folk-rock bands alongside Fairport, Steeleye Span and the Incredible […]

Year: 2026

Hell in a Handcart – a new column from AUK’s Paul Villers

Chris Williams And Kid Reverie “Haunt Me” – hanging around, spectrally

Video: Nils & Amy Lofgren “No Kings, No Hate, No Fear” – music is our planet’s Sacred Weapon

For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

Morgan Nagler “I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It”

Be Good Tanyas release 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of debut album “Blue Horse”

Cody Landress-Gibson “Music To Get By On”

Live Review: Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle + Junior Brother + Sam Grassie, EartH, London – 3rd September 2026

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

Hollow Hand takes Wish Road South out on the… apologies for this… road