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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Sean McConnell

June 23, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

For those who aren’t aware of Sean McConnell, he is a singer-songwriter from Nashville with ten albums to his credit as well as countless works as a sought-after collaborator with country stars like Tim McGraw, Brad […]

The Barefoot Movement @ Staion Inn, Nashville Sptember 2019

More People Really Should Know About: The Barefoot Movement

June 23, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The Barefoot Movement are a string band from North Carolina built around childhood sweethearts now husband, wife and parents, Tommy Norris and Noah Wall. I first came across them at Skipper’s Smokehouse, a beer and deep-fried […]

Cover art for Rod MacDonald album "No Commercial Traffic"

For The Sake Of The Song: Rod MacDonald “American Jerusalem”

June 22, 2026 Graeme Tait 1

When I first started subscribing to Americana UK back in 2016, it was like having all my birthdays and Christmas come at once, as it supplied me with a daily diet of everything happening in the […]

Americana Stories – Vicki Wilson “Keeping Warm”

June 19, 2026 Tim Martin 0

For our second Americana story we have a contribution from Vicki Wilson, a journalist, poet, playwright, songwriter, and fiction writer. She lives with her husband and son in New York. She has also sent us one […]

Classic Clips: Teddy Thompson “She Thinks I Still Care” – Transatlantic Sessions, 2013

June 19, 2026 Helen Jones 0

Teddy Thompson has never been shy about his love of classic country; heck, in 2023 he released a full album of country covers titled simply My Love of Country, but before that, back in 2007, his […]

Ismay “Half Truth”

July 14, 2026 0

Quietly adventurous songs that reward patient listening with emotional depth and subtle musical invention. For listeners drawn to the quietly adventurous music of Aldous Harding, Cate Le Bon or Jessica Pratt, Half Truth, by California songwriter […]

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm

July 14, 2026 0

On her new album In the Safety of the Light, Jenny Gillespie Mason is turning back to her musical roots. After a decade pursuing psychedelic pop, jazz, and electronic textures through her project Sis (and most […]

Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

July 14, 2026 0

Vancouver-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Alex Southey has released an absorbing new single. Green Sunday opens with gently insistent guitar before lush layers are introduced and, halfway through, percussion is ushered in, giving the song a greater urgency. […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Sean McConnell

More People Really Should Know About: The Barefoot Movement

For The Sake Of The Song: Rod MacDonald “American Jerusalem”

Americana Stories – Vicki Wilson “Keeping Warm”

Classic Clips: Teddy Thompson “She Thinks I Still Care” – Transatlantic Sessions, 2013

Ismay “Half Truth”

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm

Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”