2026 – Page 27 – Americana UK

Preview: Blues guitarist extraordinaire Samantha Fish heads to UK for dates

February 13, 2026 Mark Whitfield 1

As regular readers will know, our delicate ears can’t cope with too much noise these days but one artist we are prepared to turn our hearing-aids up for is Kansas City, Missouri’s Samantha Smith who in […]

The latest AUK Podcast now live featuring not one but two interviews!

February 13, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1

No bad luck here as Keith talks to Twang Factor winner Maggie May Treanor and Curation Records’ Sunday Mourners. Another double header this week and it’s two ends of the spectrum as we talk to Maggie […]

Track Premiere: Eric Brandt “Size Of Diamonds”

February 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Eric Brandt has notched up nearly 30 years of releasing music, predominantly with the band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, but he also has four solo albums to his name and it’s the latest, Folksinger, that we’re […]

Video Premiere: Zoe FitzGerald Carter “Lying Voices” – the consequences of all that endless lying

February 13, 2026 Andrew Frolish 1

The latest single from author-turned-songwriter Zoe FitzGerald Carter is a powerful political statement. She rails against the administration, expressing disbelief that Donald Trump could possibly be elected President for a second term. In ‘Lying Voices’, Carter’s […]

Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves

February 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 12

There have been several commendable efforts in this series before now, but the time has come for the definitive list. Each track is both a representative of a strand of listening within the genre, as well […]

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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Delines - The Set Up (vinyl)
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Pedro Sánchez
I long for us to have leadership of the same calibre as...
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Erika Wennerstrom - Sweet Unknown
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Madison Cunningham - Ace- one of my top 10 of 2025 and ...
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Cheap Trick - In Color
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The Backsliders - Throwin’ Rocks at the Moon
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Leon Russell - Will O’ The Wisp
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RE: What are you watching at the moment?
"Man on the Run" the documentary on Amazon. A hagiograp...
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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

March 6, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

March 6, 2026 0

A gentle soul-searching album that will appeal to fans of John Prine and James Taylor. There are several artists, it seems, who go by the name of Sam Lewis. So, just to be clear, this release, […]

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

March 6, 2026 0

Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

Year: 2026

Preview: Blues guitarist extraordinaire Samantha Fish heads to UK for dates

The latest AUK Podcast now live featuring not one but two interviews!

Track Premiere: Eric Brandt “Size Of Diamonds”

Video Premiere: Zoe FitzGerald Carter “Lying Voices” – the consequences of all that endless lying

Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves

Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

Classic Clips: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Mr. Bojangles” – 1970

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win a pair of weekend tickets to see Katherine Priddy live