Emily Dongray

Matt Owens announces third solo album, begins UK tour

August 26, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Having kicked off the summer at his curated stages at Glastonbury and Americana Fest in Bath, singer-songwriter Matt Owens and his band The Delusional Vanity Project have announced the “Pretending That Nothing Has Changed At All” […]

Anna Ash to tour UK in September

August 25, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Anna Ash has announced an eleven-date tour of the UK which starts on September 6th in High Wycombe. The tour promotes her most recent album ‘Sleeper’ which came out on Black Mesa Records in January 2021 […]

Todd Snider to release compilation of live music

August 22, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Todd Snider has announced the release of his latest album, ‘Live: The Return of the Storyteller’, which will be released in September on his label (Aimless Records) and Thirty Tigers. This, his nineteenth album comes after […]

Manchester Folk Festival to take place this October

August 19, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Established in 2017 as the development of the Homegrown festival in Bury, Manchester Folk Festival takes place over four days in venues around the festival hub venue, Home Manchester. Running from October 13th headliners include Treetop […]

Eliza Carthy celebrates 30 years, announces new UK tour and EP series

August 17, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Eliza Carthy and The Restitution have announced ‘Queen of the Whirl‘ will be released on October 28th on HemHem Records. Multi-award-winning Carthy MBE is celebrating 30 years as a professional musician with the release of the […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

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

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Album Reviews

Craig Cummings “The Gulf Between Us”

June 4, 2021 0

A simple, yet appealing album that wears its musical heart on its sleeve. Originating from Baltimore, Craig Cummings is a prolific songwriter who has penned hundreds of songs over the years, with his latest release ‘The […]

Features

“Forgotten Artists” becomes ‘Whatever Happened To….’

March 29, 2021 2

Our popular Forgotten Artists series isn’t going away, but it is going for a bit of a refresh. We’ve grown increasingly uncomfortable with the series title as some readers have expressed surprise that favoured artists are […]

Tracks

Phil Cook “Appalachia Borealis” – a gentle pause

February 5, 2025 0

Good grief – how long has it been since we last featured the Americana UK Wednesday Afternoon Chill Out Zone With No Goddamn Lyrics (or the AUKWACOZWNGL as we like to call it)? We don’t know […]

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