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[ May 15, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime” Tracks
[ May 15, 2026 ] Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty” Album Reviews
[ May 15, 2026 ] Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community” Book Reviews
[ May 15, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010 Classic Clips
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Corb Lund announces new album, support dates for The Dead South

November 14, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Western Canadian singer-songwriter Corb Lund, who we love around these parts, has announced details of new album ‘El Viejo’ which lands on 23rd February, 2024 via New West Records, alongside details of his return to the […]

Preview: Julianna Riolino brings her alt-country rock to the UK next month

November 10, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Alt Country Rock singer/songwriter Julianna Riolino knows how to capture and highlight beauty before it fades – just have a listen to this track taken from her latest album and tell us it doesn’t give you […]

Roundup: Reissues for important musical biographies

November 7, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Fascinating insights into the early lives of major Americana artists. Earlier this year we reviewed the first books published as part of a new partnership between the Country Music Hall of Fame and the University of […]

Hooray, Hooray it’s November again

November 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

If it is November then it must be time for Americana UK to remind you, faithful listener, about the annual Autumnal give-away by Grateful Dead. Yup – it’s ‘30 Days of November‘ time again and yup […]

Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win tickets to see Sunny Sweeney live

November 3, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Chris Shifflett, Jerry Leger, Margo Price, The Menzingers and […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 19 hours ago
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 6 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]