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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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Hell in a Handcart – a new column from AUK’s Paul Villers

March 17, 2026 Paul Villers 2

A new occasional series in which Paul Villers (Americana UK’s Community Forums Editor) curates the ideas, opinions and observations in the political sphere relevant to us all. “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is […]

Viarosa’s Richard Neuberg emerges from a sixteen year hiatus with “The Vine”

March 13, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Richard Neuberg has announced his new album, The Vine, will be released on the 29th of May and has shared the first single, Saltwater which you can watch the video for below. Richard is best known as […]

The latest AUK Podcast now available this week featuring the brilliant Sam Beam of Iron and Wine

March 13, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week’s podcast sees Keith chatting with Sam Beam following the release of Iron and Wine’s latest Hen’s Teeth. It’s an illuminating insight into process and creativity with a genuine musical genius. There are also new […]

“I’ll Take You There” documentary premieres today on YouTube

March 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Alabama’s Musical and Civil Rights legacy takes centre stage in a brand new documentary film entitled I’ll Take You There: Discovering the Sound of Alabama, which premieres today at 8 pm GMT on YouTube. The cast […]

Ringo makes it two with T Bone on the “Long Long Road”

March 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Ringo Starr will release his second album, recorded with T Bone Burnett, on April 24th this year. The single It’s Been Too Long, featuring the vocals of Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz, is out today. This […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 1 hour 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 , 7 days 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 , 1 week 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 […]