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Americana UK is looking for a gig guide editor

September 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

So here’s the thing. There isn’t really a dedicated gig guide for americana at the moment in the UK – there are some excellent gig guides which have a lot of americana in them, but nothing that’s […]

New Indigo Girl Amy Ray album features an abundance of special guests

September 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Indigo Girl Amy Ray will release her sixth solo album ‘Holler’ on November 2nd on Daemon Records, referencing traditional country, Southern rock, mountain music, gospel and bluegrass, Ray tipping her hat to the great Jim Ford 1969 release ‘Harlan […]

Tyler Childers: “Americana ain’t no part of nothing”

September 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Yeah all right mate! Have a good weekend dear readers, leaving you today with news from the AMA awards on Wednesday night where several artists were outspoken on topics ranging from gun control to country music […]

Jason Isbell dominates at 2018 AMAs

September 13, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

The 2018 Americana Music Association Awards took place last night, hosted by the lovely Milk Carton Kids, and no surprises for guessing who won a number of them (literally no surprises as we told you in […]

Isbell: If the Dixie Chicks had been Tim McGraw, nobody would have cared

September 12, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell did an interview with Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor last month who used to be a spokesperson for President Obama but also happened to be a passionate Isbell fan. He caught up with Jason […]

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Wilco - summerteeth
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Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun
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Rolling Stones - Some Girls
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Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1

Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Features

Folk Tracks Roundup, June 2024

June 27, 2024 0

It’s time for another Folk Roundup bonus column featuring a bunch of Tracks that we hope you’ll enjoy, covering as they do a very wide range of folk. Hey, there’s even some bluegrass this time – […]

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GoldenOak “Falter” – Listen

May 10, 2021 0

In advance of their new album ‘Room to Grow‘, GoldenOak – who are brother and sister Zak and Lena Kendall – have released ‘Falter‘, a song which perfectly encapsulates the climate and environment concerns that are […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Ceiling Spirits “The Bloodwren Pt II”

January 22, 2024 1

Ceiling Spirits are something of a supergroup – spearheaded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Mario Quadracci, Ceiling Spirits also features talents such as Bryan Devendorf of The National; Yoed Nir who has played violin with Of Montreal, […]

Americana UK is looking for a gig guide editor

New Indigo Girl Amy Ray album features an abundance of special guests

Tyler Childers: “Americana ain’t no part of nothing”

Jason Isbell dominates at 2018 AMAs

Isbell: If the Dixie Chicks had been Tim McGraw, nobody would have cared

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”