2026 – Page 84 – Americana UK

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

July 3, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week finds Keith talking to Jim Walker, head honcho at Brighton-based Brighthelmstone Promotions. Jim talks us through all the ins and outs of promoting, as well as tempting us with some fabulous South Coast events. […]

Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

July 3, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Tomorrow’s a special day in America, and today we have a song that’s all about the America that Eric Andersen loves. A land where healthcare might be recognised as a right, a land where Freedom is […]

Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

July 3, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Wall of Sound is the new single from Alex Ellis’s musical project Our Man in the Field. With typically thoughtful, sensitive lyrics, the song features fine storytelling, focused on everyday people and everyday lives, captured in […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 Martin Johnson 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 Hugo Simoes 6

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

Video: Joe Rian “New Day” – last on the totem pole in the tribe

September 16, 2026 0

The latest video from Chicago-based alt-country rocker Joe Rian is an absolutely delightful hand-drawn animation. The self-created visual was painstakingly put together by Rian himself, a triumph of perseverance and personal creativity over the AI-generated material […]

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 […]

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