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

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Track Premiere: Sarah King “When It All Goes Down”

February 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Sarah King describes her sound as Gothic Americana, and ‘When It All Goes Down‘ certainly has darker overtones which are mixed with a wild, unbridled attitude drawing on influences such as classic rock ‘n’ roll, Southern […]
Helena Hallberg
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Helena Hallberg “Epithet” – taking power back from catcallers

February 28, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Helena Hellberg takes on catcallers on ‘Epithet’.  The Swedish/Swiss singer who now calls Nashville home is releasing her debut album on 29th March.  Following ‘Surprisingly Disco’ and ‘From the Outside’, ‘Epithet’ is the third single and […]
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Chorus Of Courage “Sweet Little Hummingbird” – a safe space

February 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s song is really something noteworthy, the outcome of a moment of trust between a survivor of violence and a songwriter with the compassion and skill to be able to together craft a song that translates […]
Shay Martin Lovette
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Shay Martin Lovette “Lionhearted Woman” – Understated and majestic Appalachian music

February 27, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Shay Martin Lovette brings a bit of Appalachia to the world on ‘Lionhearted Woman’. Produced by Joseph Terrell, the track is a case study in tasteful production with Lovette’s whispery voice perfectly matched by Alexa Rose’s […]
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L. A. Edwards “Good Luck” – No, really, good luck…

February 27, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Soon to be seen touring the UK and mainland Europe with Americana UK’s official greatest Americana artist of all time Lucinda Williams, L. A. Edwards also have a new single out ‘Good Luck‘ which presages the […]

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New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

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“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

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Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

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Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”

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Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”

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News

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0
Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]
Features

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 1
Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]
Album Reviews

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1
Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]

  • New release from Neal Casal archives due in November
  • “A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson
  • Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”
  • Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”
  • Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Seamus Fogarty
  • Rita Bliss “One More Winter”
  • Father John Misty “The X-panded Universe” – surely not the MCU
  • Video: Good Wild Gods “Delancey & Me” – absorbing harmony and melodic depths
  • For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”
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  • Bobbo Byrnes: Wow. Thank you Andy. You clearly have some songs in you.
  • Alan Peatfield: Excellent track. Hope this is a prelude to a forthcoming album??

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Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
Behind the Songs

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

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Ernst Aines and Camille Trail announce UK and Ireland summer tour dates

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Australian acts, Ernest Aines and Camille Trail have announced a series of dates in the UK and Ireland over the summer Aines is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter and Australian Folk Artist of the Year Award 2023 […]
Tracks

Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

April 24, 2026 0
And so we reach the end of all star week here at the Tracks section of Americana UK – did we not mention that it’s all star week at Tracks?  We figured you’d notice. Taj Mahal’s […]
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Mary Chapin Carpenter “Home Is A Song” – featuring Anaïs Mitchell

May 21, 2025 0
What could be better than a new Mary Chapin Carpenter song? Tough one – but maybe a new Mary Chapin Carpenter song that presages a new album and features Anaïs Mitchell of…oh, you all know of […]

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