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Joe Wilkes “Hope in my Chest, Fire in my Throat”

February 27, 2026 Dave James 0
Rich storytelling, humour, and sharp political observation. On his fifth album, Joe Wilkes delivers a powerful statement of intent. ‘Hope In My Chest, Fire In My Throat’ finds the folk troubadour at his most focused, combining […]

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Billy Bragg & Wilco’s “Mermaid Avenue” project returns with expanded “The Complete Sessions”

News
October 12, 2026 0

Afton Wolfe and The Snake Hunters “Live from the Fallout Shelter”

Album Reviews
October 12, 2026 0
Chris Stapleton at Merrieather Post Pavilion August 2019

For The Sake Of The Song: Chris Stapleton “Traveller”

Features
October 12, 2026 0

Jonathan Something “One More Lonesome Cowboy Song”

Album Reviews
October 12, 2026 0
Live images of Robert Jon and the Wreck, Cambridge Junction, 2 Oct 2026

Live Review: Robert Jon and the Wreck, The Junction, Cambridge – 2nd October 2026

Live Reviews
October 12, 2026 0
Wilco
News

Billy Bragg & Wilco’s “Mermaid Avenue” project returns with expanded “The Complete Sessions”

October 12, 2026 0
Nearly thirty years after Billy Bragg and Wilco first came together to give voice to a collection of previously unheard Woody Guthrie lyrics, Craft Recordings will release Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions on 11th December 2026, […]
Album Reviews

Afton Wolfe and The Snake Hunters “Live from the Fallout Shelter”

October 12, 2026 0
A raw, live recording with all the in-the-moment feel of the best performances. Recorded at the Fallout Shelter venue in Norwood, Massachusetts, there is no denying the intensity of the live performance from Wolfe and his […]
Chris Stapleton at Merrieather Post Pavilion August 2019
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Chris Stapleton “Traveller”

October 12, 2026 0
Our esteemed editor has labelled Chris Stapleton as the Marmite of artists for the writers here at Americana UK. It may be that our readers likewise fall into two camps and it took me a while […]

  • Billy Bragg & Wilco’s “Mermaid Avenue” project returns with expanded “The Complete Sessions”
  • Afton Wolfe and The Snake Hunters “Live from the Fallout Shelter”
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Chris Stapleton “Traveller”
  • Jonathan Something “One More Lonesome Cowboy Song”
  • Live Review: Robert Jon and the Wreck, The Junction, Cambridge – 2nd October 2026
  • Sheryl Crow “Pick You Up”
  • The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down
  • Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song
  • Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Videos

Video: Matt Andersen “Magnolia”

March 14, 2025 1
Here’s a beautiful performance of JJ Cale’s classic song “Magnolia” from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Andersen.  This artfully-shot live performance features a group of talented players, who bring a real depth and fullness-of-sound to the song.  Joshua […]
Album Reviews

Yunger “Of Journeys and Other Longings” (Independent, 2019)

June 10, 2019 0
Summer is coming and, if you’re looking for a soundtrack to accompany you on your travels through those hazy, sunny days, then you may well have found it in the dreamy indie-pop folk of Yunger’s first […]
Tracks

Dave Alvin “Highway 61 Revisited” – Listen

November 26, 2020 0
A great version of a great song.  Taken from Dave Alvin’s new album ‘From An Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings‘, this is a recording that first appeared way back on an Uncut cover disc (‘Highway […]

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