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Insomnia and music go together. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, rock, punk.... Currently enjoying Courtney Marie Andrews, Elles Bailey, Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Dickenson, Jerry Joseph, Frank Turner, David Ford, Patterson Hood, Glitterfox, Chuck Prophet, The Lottery Winners, Our Man in the Field...
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Video: Watchhouse “New Star”

June 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
“Someday we’ll be older…at least we’re all in this together,” sing Watchhouse on their delicate, calming single ‘New Star’ and, after our lives have been on hold for so many months, these simple, direct lines feel […]
Videos

Video: Pokey LaFarge “Get It ‘Fore It’s Gone”

June 21, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1
Looking for a song for the summer?  Look no further than this catchy new single from Pokey LaFarge.  It’s upbeat, full of summer rhythms and has a tune that will lodge in your musical brain.  The […]
Videos

Video: Eric Bibb feat. Shaneeka Simon “Born of a Woman”

June 18, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Eric Bibb returns with a powerful message in his new single ‘Born of a Woman’.  With delightful guitar-work, a foot-tapping rhythm and an upbeat vocal melody, Bibb draws the listener into a song that addresses serious […]
Videos

Video: Nathaniel Rateliff “Right On”

June 17, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the latest utterly absorbing live performance video from Nathaniel Rateliff.  Originally recorded for Rateliff’s 2013 solo album ‘Falling Faster Than You Can Run’, ‘Right On’ is a foot-tapping live masterpiece.  This version was performed […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Shannon LaBrie “Building”

June 16, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the latest video from Nashville-based singer-songwriter Shannon LaBrie.  ‘Building’ is a tender, heartfelt song of love, dreams and creating a future in partnership.  It’s a hopeful song that focuses on the metaphor of building […]

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Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

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Arborist

Arborist returns with fourth album “Looking For Love” in the autumn

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Kate Prascher “Sunday Afternoon”

Album Reviews
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Kingfishr “The Sunny Side Of The Street” – remembering Shane MacGowan

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Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “Into The Night”

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Album Reviews

Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 26, 2026 0
Lush romanticism, married with a melting pot of musical styles, informs a confident and commercial new album from a musical couple in control. In his excellent Rough Guide to Country Music, Kurt Wolff devotes a chapter […]
Arborist
News

Arborist returns with fourth album “Looking For Love” in the autumn

August 26, 2026 0
Arborist, the musical outlet of singer-songwriter Mark McCambridge, has announced a new album, Looking For Love, will be released via Fika Recordings on 16th October 2026 – Looking For Love is Arborist’s first album to be […]
Album Reviews

Kate Prascher “Sunday Afternoon”

August 26, 2026 0
Behind the smile, a sense of dread, with anxieties flowing from all emotional directions. On her second album, Kate Prascher continues to draw from her influences: raised in Memphis, with a childhood spent amid the heart […]

  • Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”
  • Arborist returns with fourth album “Looking For Love” in the autumn
  • Kate Prascher “Sunday Afternoon”
  • Kingfishr “The Sunny Side Of The Street” – remembering Shane MacGowan
  • Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “Into The Night”
  • Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!
  • Jim James “Wowed Out”
  • Foy Vance to release multi-part new album and play autumn tour dates
  • Sian & Rob Colquhoun “Sourwood Honey”
  • AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – August 2026
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  • Alan Peatfield: Some very good stuff this month Graeme. However the icing on the cake is clearly Monte Warden & Wagoneers. I…
  • Stella: AGREE!!! Her songwriting is unbeatable
  • keith hargreaves: Jim chats to me on this weeks Podcast - out Friday ! An essential listen

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Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
Interviews

Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]
Waylon Payne Press Photo July 2026
Interviews

Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 139: “Technology – tied to the mast of a rudderless ship?”

April 19, 2024 1
Every week readers of this august column get to savour a couple of YouTube tracks and a Mixcloud copy of my live radio show. This was not possible a couple of decades ago, shiiit, even the […]
Tracks

Stone Thieves “Midnight Ride” – Listen

July 13, 2018 0
Americana-UK – “so where’s the UK?“, one might sometimes be tempted to ask.  Well, Stone Thieves are a four piece who make a great Southern Rock noise but are also a solidly UK band.  They could […]
Tracks

Hiss Golden Messenger “Domino (Time Will Tell)” – Listen

August 30, 2017 0
M.C. Taylor’s band Hiss Golden Messenger have a new album “Hallelujah Now” which arrives September 22nd and he’s dropped a couple of advance tracks from it online including the track Domino (Time Will Tell).  He told Uncut: […]

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