Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • Archive
      • Americana Bedrock
      • Americana Roots
      • AmericanA to Z
      • A Night to Remember
      • Dirty Dozens
      • Home Life
      • I Write the Songs
      • Lost Albums
      • Political Pops
      • Shuffle
      • Small Venue Heroes
      • Studio Life
      • The Other Side of Me
      • The Twang Factor
      • Top 10 Americana Albums Ever
      • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
      • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
      • Unsung Heroes
      • Van Life
      • Whatever Happened To…
      • What Should I Do…
      • WITATA
    • Anniversary Cheers
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • Fiction
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • Vox Continental
  • Podcast
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Review submission FAQ
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Daily Digest Sign-Up
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Privacy Policy
Our latest posts
  • [ July 29, 2026 ] Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
  • [ July 29, 2026 ] Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire? Tracks
  • [ July 29, 2026 ] Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single News
  • [ July 29, 2026 ] Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026 Live Reviews
  • [ July 29, 2026 ] Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose” Interviews
HomeNews

News

News

Hear rare OCMS track from new “best of” collection – Listen

February 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Look out for a review of the new collection very soon here on AUK.  In the meantime, “whet” your appetite as they say with this taster, courtesy of Rolling Stone who report: “Ketch Secor serenades a […]
News

Wesley Stace and the Jayhawks release another preview track of album – Listen

February 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
This is one we’re really looking forward to – the new album by Wesley Stace “featuring the Jayhawks” is out 3 weeks today on the Yep Roc label if we’re all still here, and they’ve released […]
News

Second UK Americana Awards – here’s the list of winners

February 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
We’ve just returned from the second UK Americana Awards which took place at London’s St John at Hackney last night, rounding off two days of activities at this year’s Americana Music Association UK conference, with performances from […]
News

Tommy Hale announces UK dates

February 2, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Following on from the release of his third solo album “Magnificent Bastard” last Autumn (great title), Dallas songwriter Tommy Hale has announced a series of UK dates for the Spring, where he’ll be joined by members […]
News

Jim Lauderdale new album out tomorrow – Listen

February 2, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Or listen to a track from it at least (sorry if you feel duped). Americana legend Jim Lauderdale releases his new studio album “London Southern” tomorrow which also sees the first night of the Transatlantic Sessions […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 499 500 501 … 528 »

our latest posts

Matraca Berg

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
July 29, 2026 0

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

Tracks
July 29, 2026 0

Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

News
July 29, 2026 0

Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

Live Reviews
July 29, 2026 0

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

Interviews
July 29, 2026 0
Matraca Berg
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

July 29, 2026 0
Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two of […]
Tracks

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 0
This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]
News

Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

July 29, 2026 0
Award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals on Tuesday 1st September 2026.  It will be published by Red Hen Press.  Speace will also be releasing an accompanying […]

  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg
  • Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?
  • Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single
  • Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026
  • Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”
  • Hovvdy “Big World”
  • Track Premiere: Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter “What We Did With The Place”
  • Video: Ghost Flowers “By Then” – how to carve your place in life
  • Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories
  • The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Joan Andreu: Absolutely! Hayden is a fantastic artist. Is he still touring? It’d be great to catch him again someday.
  • Graeme Tait: 3 1/2 years, Fred, and not the slightest pressure to come up with any new features. What's wrong with that?…
  • FredArnold: Thank you, Graeme, for thinking of me but I think you may have the timetable on the short side. With…

Latest interviews

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

You may have missed…

Album Reviews

Michael R Shaw “How Is This Helping?”

January 11, 2023 0
With a distinct voice, Shaw makes sure that the time taken getting to know him through his songs is well spent. Michael R Shaw is the first to admit that recording on your own is hard, […]
Album Reviews

Secret Emchy Society “The Chaser” (Independent, 2020)

May 14, 2020 0
How was last night? Did you spend it drinking Tennesee Bourbon cogitating on life’s injustices whilst the sound of a Fender Telecaster twanged along with the band playing in the background (albeit a recorded one during […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Petunia and The Vipers “Billy the Kid”

September 12, 2024 0
Check out the new single from Vancouver alt-country stars Petunia and The Vipers.  ‘Billy the Kid’ is a compelling retelling of the famous gunfighter’s story and the feel and sound of the song takes us right […]

© Americana UK 2026, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool