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
  • [ April 14, 2026 ] Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates News
  • [ April 14, 2026 ] Tenderness “True” Album Reviews
  • [ April 14, 2026 ] Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band Album Reviews
  • [ April 14, 2026 ] Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines” Album Reviews
  • [ April 14, 2026 ] Ardentjohn “Hey Boy” – doing all right in the sunshine Tracks
HomeFeaturesUnsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes

Americana UK looks at those bedrocks of the genre who don’t get the recognition they deserve

Features

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – A&M studios, Los Angeles

October 14, 2021 Tim Martin 0
Regular contributor to these features, Tim Martin, takes a look at an iconic recording studio, closely linked to the sounds of Laurel Canyon. Some studios become linked to particular artists or musical genres. Abbey Road will […]
Features

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Lloyd Maines, Producer & Multi-instrumentalist

September 30, 2021 Rick Bayles 0
Being the father of Natalie Maines, lead singer for The Chicks (previously the Dixie Chicks) may, in itself, be enough to qualify Lloyd Maines as an Unsung Hero of Americana but that’s not what earned him […]
Features

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Bakersfield, California

September 16, 2021 Rick Bayles 0
We’re back from our Summer Break with a new article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series and we’re kicking off with a big one – a whole city, as we celebrate the importance of Bakersfield, […]
Features

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Elliott Roberts

July 22, 2021 Tim Martin 0
Rick Bayles, Editor of the Unsung Heroes series writes: “In this latest article in our “Unsung Heroes” series, Tim Martin takes a look at the career of Elliott Roberts. We’ve all heard the horror stories about […]
Features

Unsung Heroes of Americana – Vassar Clements, Fiddle Player

June 3, 2021 Rick Bayles 5
There are some that might question whether Vassar Clements can truly be described as “Unsung” when he has played on over 200 recordings, some forty of which are in his own name or as a featured […]

Posts pagination

« 1 2 3 4 »

Recent Forum Posts

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Palm Sunday - Wishful Thinking EP

    By Joe Nathan , 13 hours ago

  • RIP Mike Westbrook

    Not for AUK per se, but British jazz legend Mike Westbr...

    By Martin Johnson , 1 day ago

  • RE: What Are You Reading?

    Just finished A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson, really...

    By Jeff , 2 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    My First Record Player

    Link to an article I contributed to Michele Catalano’s ...

    By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul

    By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

  • RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    @joe-nathan Let's hope they issue a live album from the...

    By Martin Johnson , 3 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Smashing Pumpkins - Gish

    By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    @martinjohnson I caught them on the fourth date of the ...

    By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

  • RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    It is 45 years since the Dead released the acoustic liv...

    By Martin Johnson , 3 days ago

our latest posts

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

News
April 14, 2026 0
Album Art True by Tenderness

Tenderness “True”

Album Reviews
April 14, 2026 0

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

Album Reviews
April 14, 2026 0

Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines”

Album Reviews
April 14, 2026 0

Ardentjohn “Hey Boy” – doing all right in the sunshine

Tracks
April 14, 2026 0
News

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0
Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]
Album Art True by Tenderness
Album Reviews

Tenderness “True”

April 14, 2026 0
Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]
Album Reviews

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

April 14, 2026 0
It’s been a while since we had a set of Bluegrass albums to review, which is a shame, as it’s a genre with a lot to offer. There are the traditionalists who keep very much to […]

  • Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates
  • Tenderness “True”
  • Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band
  • Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines”
  • Ardentjohn “Hey Boy” – doing all right in the sunshine
  • Video: The Long Version “Late Bloomer”
  • For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”
  • Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”
  • Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September
  • The Right Reverend Crow “Demokracy Blues”
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
  • Tricia Davies Nearn: I'm in love with their smiles! Joyful tune too.
  • Rebecca Miller: He released the Watch Our For Wolves album in August 2023
  • Mark Whitfield: Sorry to jump in here if you were about to answer Fred, but Matt - everyone's votes got compiled into…

Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
Interviews

Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
Interviews

Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

You may have missed…

Album Reviews

Tom Snow “Uptown Hopeful” (Slipstream Records 2016)

March 22, 2017 1
Tom Snow has enjoyed a 50 year career in the music industry and is best known as a songwriter penning Linda Ronstadt’s hit “Don’t Know Much” and Leo Sayer’s “Thunder In My Heart” plus many more. […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Jesse Terry “Hanging the Stars”

March 24, 2021 4
“Maybe it’s enough if you can change one heart in this world,” sings Jesse Terry on his latest single, an anthem for touring musicians released in a time when regular live shows are impossible and that […]
Album Reviews

The Lumineers “Cleopatra” (Decca Records 2016)

February 6, 2017 1
It’s time to reevaluate any preconceived conclusions you may have drawn about the Lumineers over their tub thumping, chart topping Ho Hey past. Those halcyon days of devil may care presidential playlist fun and games were […]

© Americana UK 2026, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool