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Americana UK Deputy Editor Jon Aird has a daily listen to the best new americana tracks

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The Gated Community “Hope To Hell” – not looking for trouble, and yet it arrives

February 26, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
In the face of violence in the streets and unlawful detention what can a musician do, really?  They can document what’s going on, make their point and try and raise awareness (and maybe the odd dollar) […]
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Forty Elephant Gang “Fever Dreams” – mythological subconscious illusions

February 25, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Forty Elephant Gang are a five-piece from East London that blend elements of Folk, Americana and American Blues, and on their latest single Fever Dreams they delve deep into the subconscious world of bizarre imagery and […]
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Dallas Good and Richard Reed Parry “Alone Alone” – it’s a growing thing

February 24, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
You’ll recall that we let you know about Yep Roc releasing the last music Dallas Good worked on, an album called Were The Watchtowers, a collaboration with his long-term friend Richard Reed. The album will be […]
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Karen Dahlstrom “Last Of My Line” – it ends here

February 23, 2026 Jonathan Aird 1
Karen Dahlstrom’s new song is poignant and musically striking in itself to be worth featuring here on Americana UK, even without the added attraction of Milk Carton Kid Kenneth Pattengale.  But we bet you want to […]
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Something for the weekend: Toad the Wet Sprocket “California Wasted”

February 20, 2026 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you with a new version of one of my favourite songs of all time from California’s Toad the Wet Sprocket. California Wasted originally appeared on […]

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Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Eilen Jewell Albums

June 4, 2026 3
Let’s just start with this: Eilen Jewell has one of the smoothest voices in popular music; she sings with a jazzy tinge; she can sing honky-tonk without a twang; she can interpret rock’n’roll or country or […]
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Make Americana Great Again: “Americana” – the movie

June 4, 2026 0
Well, she was an American girl / Raised on promises / She couldn’t help thinkin’ that there / Was a little more to life ~ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers There is a movie called “Americana,” […]
Album Reviews

Sounding Arrow “Skyman”

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Solo album number two from Truth and Salvage Co main-man. The travails of the modern world get to most of us, but it seems to affect musicians in a particularly savage way, and this second album […]

  • Essentials: The Top 10 Eilen Jewell Albums
  • Make Americana Great Again: “Americana” – the movie
  • Sounding Arrow “Skyman”
  • Chris Pierce announces his new album with a Heavy Heart
  • Lester Winchester McKendree “They Got It All”
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  • Clint West: A great read Fred. I'm with you (mostly) in your selections. She is a criminally under recognised artist and it's…
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  • Alan Peatfield: Thanks Fred. Your high regard for Eilen is clearly evident with an articulate resume of her body of work, much…

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Classic Clips: NRBQ “I Want You To Feel Good Too” Night Music TV Show, 1988

March 18, 2022 1
I first came across NRBQ when I bought a vinyl copy of their ‘Tapdancing Bats’ album in 1986 on the wonderful Demon Records – and was instantly gobsmacked by the sheer lunacy and variety of the music […]
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Grackles “Grackles”

April 18, 2024 0
This new configuration of seasoned musicians give a fresh take on Americana as they imbue it with bluesy melodies featuring a gothic twist. It’s usually assumed that most bands are formed first with the lyricist and […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Zoe FitzGerald Carter “Lying Voices” – the consequences of all that endless lying

February 13, 2026 1
The latest single from author-turned-songwriter Zoe FitzGerald Carter is a powerful political statement. She rails against the administration, expressing disbelief that Donald Trump could possibly be elected President for a second term. In ‘Lying Voices’, Carter’s […]

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