2026 – Page 54 – Americana UK

Flying Burrito Brothers, Amsterdam 1970, L-R: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Bernie Leadon

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

July 30, 2026 Andrew Raw 2

As a teenager, I would have been very sniffy about both country and soul music. However, years have made me wiser, and I now fully appreciate them both. Country-soul is a great hybrid, with soul lending […]

Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road”

July 30, 2026 John Lee 0

Late beginnings, hard-earned wisdom and songs that find grace amid life’s darker corners. Robert Sawrey’s story inevitably shapes the way The End of the Road is heard. Recording under the name Hadnot Creek, he only began […]

The Truffle Boys live at the Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham - 21st July 2026

Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026

July 30, 2026 Sophie Wenban 0

There is a particular kind of pleasure in listening to crackly vinyl, hearing the ghosts of bluegrass and honky-tonk pioneers through layers of hiss and surface noise. But those records can sometimes leave you wondering what […]

Artwork for Buffalo Traffic Jam album “Pictures of You”

Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”

July 30, 2026 Peter Thompson 0

If Kings of Leon did americana. Buffalo Traffic Jam is an act that is generating an awful lot of noise at the moment, as well as being one of the hottest concert tickets in town, based […]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows

July 30, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Live stream available if you can’t make it! Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has shared the initial lineup for its 2026 edition in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from Friday 2nd October to Sunday 4th October 2026. […]

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

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road”

Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026

Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows

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