Emily Dongray

Ferris and Sylvester debut album out today

March 11, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Ferris and Sylvester release their debut album ‘Superhuman’ today. The twelve-track album was recorded at Bear Creek Studios, Seattle, USA, with Grammy-nominated producer Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, The Strokes) and Sawmill Studios, Cornwall UK, with producer […]

Nashville duo The War and the Treaty announce first UK tour

March 10, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Nashville husband and wife The War and The Treaty have announced their first tour of the UK. The tour will include London’s Jazz Cafe and Black Deer Festival in its seven locations. On the back of […]

Edinburgh’s Tradfest tickets on sale now, full lineup released

March 10, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Tickets for Edinburgh’s ninth Tradfest are now on sale. The eleven-day multivenue event will take place from the 29th of April and run until the 9th of May and boasts a considerable folk lineup. Like many […]

Folk by the Oak’s Spell Songs project live in April – tickets go on sale today

March 9, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Tickets go on sale today for an exclusive online stream of the live performance of Spell Songs. The project was commissioned by The Folk by the Oak festival team and filmed earlier this year during their […]

Ceretana “Failing East'”

March 7, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Clear musical promise abounds in this second album of friendship and nostalgia. Flying under the radar until now, Ceretana is Marty Moran and Chris Mignanelli, a music teacher and a poet who met while studying overseas […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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. […]

Videos

Video: Jack Broadbent “Midnight Radio”

February 25, 2022 0

The new single from Jack Broadbent is a fabulously grooving, bluesy song that makes you want to move. As a young musician, Broadbent started out playing the drums and that feel for rhythm certainly informs his […]

Videos

Video: Smith & Brewer “Life’s Too Short”

August 14, 2018 0

Some fabulous guitar work here from Ben Smith & Jimmy Brewer on this track taken from their new live album available now. There’s a studio offering in the pipeline too.

Features

The best gigs of 2019: a personal reflection

December 20, 2019 0

“I think that live music is something that the internet can never kill” – Jim James (My Morning Jacket). In an age when we can access our favourite music in so many ways and so many […]

Articles by Emily Dongray

Ferris and Sylvester debut album out today

Nashville duo The War and the Treaty announce first UK tour

Edinburgh’s Tradfest tickets on sale now, full lineup released

Folk by the Oak’s Spell Songs project live in April – tickets go on sale today

Ceretana “Failing East'”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”