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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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Watch Austin City Limits performances from Wilco, Lucinda, Alejandro and more

January 10, 2022 Mark Whitfield 2

Lucinda Williams, Wilco, and Alejandro Escovedo were all inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame back in October last year, and on Saturday the ceremony premiered in the US on PBS stations with an […]

Teddy Thompson announces 2022 tour with Rosanne Reid

January 10, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Teddy Thompson commences touring this month. Son of folk legends Richard and Linda Thompson kicks off his latest tour accompanied by Scottish daughter-of-Proclaimers’ Craig Reid. His last record, ‘Heartbreaker Please‘ came out a full two years […]

UK Americana Music Week is cancelled – thank you Omicron

January 7, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

The pandemic has claimed one of its first musical victims of the year, which is sadly for us UK Americana Music Week. In a statement from Stevie Smith & The AMA UK Board and Event team, […]

Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win a copy of new Delines album “The Sea Drift” on vinyl

January 7, 2022 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 and as always, we have a lovely giveaway to all supporters which this month […]

Justin Townes Earle tribute concert postponed until 2023

January 5, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

The planned tribute concert to the late Justin Townes Earle, who died in 2020 at the age of 38, has been put back at the last minute until 2023. The show in honour of Steve Earle’s […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 14 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
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 , 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 […]