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[ April 2, 2026 ] Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets News
[ April 2, 2026 ] Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool” Tracks
[ April 2, 2026 ] Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival! News
[ April 2, 2026 ] The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001) Features
[ April 2, 2026 ] Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs Essentials

Cover art for Norma album "Country Catering"

Norma “Country Catering”

March 31, 2026 Pete Hill 1

West Coast Americana from Norway’s Mississippi. The Østfold county is dubbed by some as Norway’s Mississippi, as the country’s longest river, the Glomma, flows through its densely populated lowland area on its way to the Oslo […]

artwork for Roswell Road album "Rebel Joy"

Roswell Road “Rebel Joy”

March 31, 2026 Kevin Kadidlo 0

Introspective harmony-drenched folk americana with a message and a heart. Why are some harmonies so pleasing to the human ear? Actually, to the human brain. A physicist might answer that it is due to simple mathematical […]

artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

March 30, 2026 Jonathan Hincks 0

Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

March 30, 2026 Richard Parkinson 2

Americana family pays fulsome tribute to a true classic of the genre. In an interview published in the February 2026 edition of Uncut, Emmylou Harris is quoted saying, “It’s because of Guy [Clark] and Townes [van […]

Michael Weston King “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

March 27, 2026 Tim Martin 4

Tragedy turned into thoughtful, considered, often uplifting songwriting. At the end of 2024, Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish shared their first artistic reactions to the loss of their granddaughter Bebe King, at Southport with a […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
U2 - Easter Lilly EP
By Joe Nathan , 6 minutes ago
RE: Versions!
From the excellent Thee Holy Brothers...
By Paul Kerr , 1 hour ago
RE: J'accuse
You're probably right Joe. Sensible words
By Paul Villers , 14 hours ago
RE: Americana 25 Festival
Tickets sorted. Can't wait 👍
By MarkMcCall , 15 hours ago
London Gigs Next Week
Posting this on the off chance anyone on here knows of ...
By MarkMcCall , 15 hours ago
RE: Versions!
Quite a few traffic noises here!/p>
By Rick Bayles , 15 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Todd Rundgren - At The BBC 1972-1982
By Peter Thompson , 16 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Jerry Jeff Walker - Navajo Rug
By Peter Thompson , 1 day ago

Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

April 2, 2026 0

Last week we announced details of Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]

Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

April 2, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]

Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

April 2, 2026 0

If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]