2026 – Page 256 – Americana UK

Jimmy Fretwell “Analog Dream”

February 5, 2026 Peter Churchill 0

Acoustic intimacy draws on thirty years of songwriting rooted in the deep south. Jimmy Fretwell, formerly Jef Fretwell, grew up in Georgia and spent a decade criss-crossing the American south, frequenting bars and backrooms, coffee houses […]

Paul Metsa & Alan Sparhawk “No Kings (No Crown)” – wasn’t this meant to be a Democracy

February 5, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re bringing you some timely music from Minneapolis today, as musician, author, radio broadcaster Paul Metsa teams with Alan Sparhawk of Low for a song that was recorded last year but just gets to feel more […]

Video: Eric Bibb “Didn’t I Keep Runnin'” – we’re all still on the road to freedom

February 5, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from the three-time Grammy-nominated blues legend Eric Bibb. ‘Didn’t I Keep Runnin’ follows a brilliant grooving rhythm with great depth provided by sweet fiddle flourishes and uplifting backing vocals. Over the top, […]

AUK Back Pages No. 22

February 4, 2026 Paul Kerr 2

It’s the last four months of AUK’s tenth year as the premier online resource for all matters Americana. To mark the occasion there was a tenth birthday bash held in its heartland of Liverpool with a […]

Promo photo for Moon Mother album "Meadowlands"

AUK Shortcuts: Doug Kolmar, The Menards, The Rhynes, The Antennas, Dom Glynn & His Sunday Best, Tylor & The Train Robbers, Moon Mother, Stuart Warburton, and Scotty Melton

February 4, 2026 Bryan Bance 1

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]