Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • Archive
      • Americana Bedrock
      • Americana Roots
      • AmericanA to Z
      • A Night to Remember
      • Dirty Dozens
      • Home Life
      • I Write the Songs
      • Lost Albums
      • Political Pops
      • Shuffle
      • Small Venue Heroes
      • Studio Life
      • The Other Side of Me
      • The Twang Factor
      • Top 10 Americana Albums Ever
      • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
      • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
      • Unsung Heroes
      • Van Life
      • Whatever Happened To…
      • What Should I Do…
      • WITATA
    • Anniversary Cheers
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • Vox Continental
  • Podcast
  • Forum
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Review submission FAQ
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Daily Digest Sign-Up
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Privacy Policy
Our latest posts
  • [ December 10, 2025 ] Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Calexico Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
  • [ December 10, 2025 ] The Mammals “Touch Grass Vol.1 & 2” Album Reviews
  • [ December 10, 2025 ] AUK’s Top 10 EPs of 2025 Album Reviews
  • [ December 10, 2025 ] Supergroup BEATrio to play UK and European tour dates early 2026 News
  • [ December 10, 2025 ] KB Bayley “East Side Confessions” Album Reviews
HomeAuthorsRichard Parkinson

Articles by Richard Parkinson

About Richard Parkinson
London based self-diagnosed music junkie with tastes extending to all points of big tent americana and beyond. Fan of acts and songs rather than genres.
News

A Different Thread embarks on extensive ‘Patchwork’ UK tour

July 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

A Different Thread, the dynamic transatlantic band, fronted by Robert Jackson from Lichfield, UK and Alicia Best from Durham, North Carolina, has announced dates across the UK with their ‘Patchwork’ tour which runs from the beginning […]

News

Preview: Steve Earle to release new live album “Alone Again (Live)”

July 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 2

Last summer Steve Earle brought his solo acoustic Alone Again tour to the UK including a great evening at the Barbican in London.  The set list that night ran to 23 songs starting with his cover […]

News

MJ Lenderman to release new album and play UK and Europe shows

June 27, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

MJ Lenderman, the North Carolina-based singer, songwriter and guitarist, has announced his new album, “Manning Fireworks”, which is due out on 6th September 2024, via ANTI-, his studio debut on the label.  He had previously announced […]

News

Aaron Lee Tasjan announces UK and European autumn tour dates

June 26, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Aaron Lee Tasjan’s latest album, the cracking psych-americana “Stellar Evolution” came out earlier this year but so far is only available digitally and on import.  Hopefully the announcement of Tasjan’s tour in the autumn of 24 […]

News

Native Harrow to release new album “Divided Kind”

June 25, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Many AUK readers will be familiar with the music of Native Harrow who, until recently, were based in the UK and toured extensively in Britain and Ireland as well as Europe.  The band (Devin Tuel and […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 51 52 53 … 80 »

Donate to Americana UK

If you enjoy what you're reading and don't want to support us on a monthly basis, you can help us keep this site free from looking like one of those awful REACH sites by making a one off donation towards our running costs. We all do this in our spare time! THANK YOU.

our latest posts

Calexico

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Calexico

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
December 10, 2025 0
artwork for The Mammals album "Touch Grass Vol. 1"

The Mammals “Touch Grass Vol.1 & 2”

Album Reviews
December 10, 2025 1
Luke Tyler Shelton prom photo for "Blue Sky" EP

AUK’s Top 10 EPs of 2025

Album Reviews
December 10, 2025 4
BEATrio

Supergroup BEATrio to play UK and European tour dates early 2026

News
December 10, 2025 0

KB Bayley “East Side Confessions”

Album Reviews
December 10, 2025 0

  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Calexico
  • The Mammals “Touch Grass Vol.1 & 2”
  • AUK’s Top 10 EPs of 2025
  • Supergroup BEATrio to play UK and European tour dates early 2026
  • KB Bayley “East Side Confessions”
  • The Sheepdogs start the next chapter with a new album in February
  • Jeffrey Martin “Out On The Weekend” – visiting with Neil
  • Video Premiere: Bird “Lay Lady Lay”
  • Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?
  • Afton Wolfe “Ophiuchus”
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Alan Peatfield: I was there at that "I was there" moment in Kirton Lincs. Believe me Graeme Tait's verdict was not hyperbole;…
  • Alan Peatfield: Just as a broken record sticks and repeats, so does my appreciation of your excellent journalistic skills Graeme. My "end…
  • Eric Immerman: It's funny you call each of the songs a mini-movie on JD Hinton's So Close So Far. Because in my…

Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

December 9, 2025 0

While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

Interviews

Interview: David Grisman on the groundbreaking Garcia/Grisman album and more

December 8, 2025 2

The “Garcia/Grisman” album was recorded in 1991, and chances are you never heard these two master musicians sound as good as they did on this record. Jerry Garcia’s tasteful picking on this album is inspired and […]

Interviews

Interview: Dan Bern has still got his fastball, and a change-up

December 2, 2025 1

In the smart and lively songs of Dan Bern, nuances are at work like honeybees in a hive. A busy swarm of subtleties generates a nucleus of narrative honeycomb that has more layers than an archaeologist’s […]

You may have missed…

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 48

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 37

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

© Americana UK 2025, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool