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[ May 1, 2026 ] Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere” Tracks
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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Takoma Records

March 1, 2021 Rick Bayles 2

We’re back with another article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series and, this time out, Gordon Sharpe pitches in with an informative piece about an influential record label that punched well above its weight: Takoma […]

Americana Roots: Andrew McConathy & the Drunken Hearts

February 26, 2021 Tim Newby 0

Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US. It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts who […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: The Shortlist

February 25, 2021 Clint West 10

Last week we completed our writers’ lists of their top 10 americana albums ever. Since then we have been busy tallying up the totals to produce a shortlist of 20 albums. Our writers will now choose […]

Classic Americana Albums: Jackson Browne “Late for the Sky”

February 24, 2021 Rick Bayles 12

Trawling back through the Americana UK archives I was surprised to see how little mention this excellent album from Jackson Browne has received in recent years. Jackson Browne remains one of the great songwriters of Americana […]

Ten top Swamp Pop tracks

February 23, 2021 Rick Bayles 7

In the 1950s Cajun music and Rock and Roll got together and produced a daughter – they called her “Swamp Pop”! By now, regular readers will know I’m quite a fan of Cajun and Zydeco music […]

World Party - Private Revolution
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
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David Allan Coe (9/6/1939 - 4/29/2026)
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RE: Versions!
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RE: My First Record Player
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Beverley Martyn
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine by Boston trio...
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Kacey Musgraves Palace Theater, St Paul. 2 Feb 2019

Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

May 1, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

May 1, 2026 0

As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker […]

Artwork for Todd Albright Album "Blues for Dexter Linwood"

Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

May 1, 2026 0

Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]