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[ May 19, 2026 ] Lisa Bouchelle “Make This World Stand Still” – featuring Amanda Shires Tracks
[ May 19, 2026 ] Video Premiere: Adrian Roye “Dance of the Keeper” (Live from Dancers End) Videos
[ May 18, 2026 ] Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true Interviews
[ May 18, 2026 ] Charles Wesley Godwin to release new collaborative album in July News
[ May 18, 2026 ] Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here” Album Reviews

Jolie Holland to release Michael Hurley tribute with Max Knause

July 7, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Jolie Holland is to release an album of songs in tribute to the late Michael Hurley. The album is entitled “Wolf Dispatch” and will be released on 18th July 2025 via Holland’s Cinquefoil Records imprint. Hurley […]

Charley Crockett announces new album “Dollar a Day”

July 4, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

The ever prolific Charley Crockett will release his second album of 2025 “Dollar A Day” on August 8th via Island Records. Once again joined by creative kindred spirit co-producer Shooter Jennings, the new LP marks the […]

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Fanny Lumsden live

July 4, 2025 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 which includes new tracks by Willi Carlisle, Counting Crows, Icarus Phoenix, Jeffrey Martin and […]

Sorrel Nation shares dates for her Autumn Vinyl tour

July 4, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Self-styled travelling troubadour Sorrel Nation certainly lives up to the billing having accomplished two successful UK wide tours in 2024, including her first ever solo tour in April and first full band tour in October to […]

Cosmic Cool Canadian Whitney K returns with new album and tour for September

July 3, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Whitney K has announced the new album “Bubble” will come out on Fire Records on 12th September. It’s the first studio release since 2023’s “Hard to Be A God“, which received a rave review on these […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 7 days ago
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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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 ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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Lisa Bouchelle “Make This World Stand Still” – featuring Amanda Shires

May 19, 2026 0

Now, we’re dipping into the postbag, and thank you, Americana UK readers, for being so loyal to the analogue world. We appreciate every handwritten letter, even more so when it has clearly been produced with the […]

Video Premiere: Adrian Roye “Dance of the Keeper” (Live from Dancers End)

May 19, 2026 0

Here’s the latest single from London singer-songwriter Adrian Roye. In the video for Dance of the Keeper, recorded live from Dancers End, Roye delivers light, fluttering guitar that flows through a captivating tune. Over the understated […]

Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 1

At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]

Interviews

Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 1

Interviews

Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0

Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0

The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]

Album Reviews

Holler Choir “Songs Before They Write Themselves”

January 8, 2024 0

Old tools crafting out contemporary bluegrass-tinged gems. The album title implies an uncertain fate for songwriters and musicians, what with AI now mimicking human creative endeavours, but thankfully these ten tracks offer reassurance and hope. Holler […]

Album Reviews

Jenn Grinels “Go Mine”

January 12, 2021 0

Portland-based ‘indie Americana’ singer-songwriter goes soul-pop and jazz-blues, with mixed results According to the press material accompanying her new album, ‘Go Mine’, Portland ‘indie Americana’ artist Jenn Grinels has ‘eschewed the pristine production techniques you hear […]

Book Reviews

A reminder of our call for short fiction: Americana stories…

April 16, 2026 0

AUK would like to invite fiction writers to submit short stories inspired by the world of americana music for publication on Americana UK. Whether it’s a tale sparked by a particular song, a character shaped by […]