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[ September 24, 2026 ] The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks Features
[ September 24, 2026 ] Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool” Album Reviews
[ September 24, 2026 ] Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart News
[ September 24, 2026 ] Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?” Album Reviews
[ September 24, 2026 ] Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road” Features

Graham Nash: CSNY might reunite to fight Trump

December 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 4

FAKE NEWS! Actually it’s not although don’t get your hopes up too much – the Independent is reporting this morning: “Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fans: there’s a chance the band is getting back together. Well, at […]

“New” Jimi Hendrix album next March.

December 12, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

Uncut Magazine reports (here) that 2018 will see the release of a new album by Jimi Hendrix which will include ten previously unreleased tracks. Several will feature some or all of the group that would eventually […]

Neil Young heads up new UK americana chart

December 11, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

Neil Young’s new collaboration with Texas country rockers Promise of the Real has the highest new entry in the new official UK americana chart, knocking Frank Turner off his perch and down into the doldrums of number […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Wings “Give Ireland Back To The Irish”

December 8, 2017 Paul Villers 0

Given that, by any measure, the Brexit negotiations are an absolute dog’s dinner led by someone labelled as ‘as thick as mince’ by an ex-colleague you’d have been forgiven for thinking that things couldn’t get any […]

Lilly Hiatt announces dates and UK release date for new album

December 8, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

Lilly Hiatt’s “Trinity Lane” has its UK release on February 2nd 2018 via New West Records and she’s also announced UK dates for April. The 12-song set was produced by Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope and […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Features

With A Little Help From My Friends: How we can all help to support smaller artists

January 14, 2020 0

As much as we might like things to be different, Americana is a fairly niche market within the music business. Most artists, with relatively few exceptions, operate at a small level. Many have very modest incomes […]

Album Reviews

Nora Brown “Sidetrack My Engine”

October 18, 2021 0

A bright new talent breathes life into old-time country. If the name Nora Brown isn’t familiar to readers of this esteemed website that probably isn’t surprising given the fact that Nora is just fifteen years old. […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Hanneke Cassel “Evacuation Day”

March 17, 2023 0

Simply delightful. The new single from Hanneke Cassel and her gifted band of collaborators is typically exuberant and totally absorbing, both to watch and listen to. Traditional Scottish sounds are infused with Americana influences, a blend […]