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Tom Jenkins “Is There A Next One?” – could be about sheep

December 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This song comes from what is described as the new “surprise release” from Tom Jenkins, an EP called ‘Meadow Part 1‘ which finds the songwriter in a more stripped back mode than had been demonstrated on […]

Track Premiere: The Glass Hours “Scarlet Tongues”

December 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The Glass Hours are American songwriters Brad Armstrong and Megan Barbera, who are gearing up to release their self-titled nine-song debut album on Cornelius Chapel Records on March 1st 2024. With the exception of Sue Westcott on fiddle, the album […]

Brent Amaker & The Rodeo “Lets Drive” – Back on the road

December 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Brent Amaker can fairly be described as a maverick – and not in the sense of the mainstream country magazine. Nope, Brent Amaker is not mainstream although the music that Brent Amaker & The Rodeo make […]

Neil Young “Mr Soul” – from a new perspective

December 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

It’s been a few months so of course it’s time for a new Neil Young album – here’s a man that doesn’t believe in letting the grass grow under his feet. It’s called ‘Before and After‘ […]

Uncle Lucius “All The Angelenos” – heading out for vistas new

December 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

One of the most popular stories we’ve ever run is “Whatever Happened To…Uncle Lucius”, and clearly we need to go and update it because they are back, and then some. They have a new album, ‘Like […]

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

October 6, 2026 0

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 […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 0

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, […]

Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”

October 6, 2026 0

On the road with an unofficial Rock & Roll Goodwill Ambassador. Travelling band member and often solo troubadour Bobbo Byrnes describes his memoirs as a “rags-to-rags” story of roaming the world in search of songs. It […]

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 […]

Videos

Video: Midlake “Days Gone By”

October 30, 2025 0

The latest single from Midlake is a gorgeous, hymn-like meditation that begins like musical magic and only gets more magical as the song progresses. ‘Days Gone By’ feels like a deep sense of remembering, a simple […]

Album Reviews

Eliza Edens “We’ll Become the Flowers”

November 1, 2022 0

Spending time with his album allows it to reveal its tender, contemplative charms – not immediate but very rewarding. Eliza Edens describes her second album as “existentially-minded”. It “seeks to understand what happens after the end. […]

Videos

Video: David Ferguson “Boats to Build”

July 12, 2021 0

David Ferguson’s voice is full of life, experience and emotion in his new single, ‘Boats to Build’. The Guy Clark and Verlon Thompson-written song is the perfect match for Ferguson’s weary vocal, which is beautifully melodic […]

Tom Jenkins “Is There A Next One?” – could be about sheep

Track Premiere: The Glass Hours “Scarlet Tongues”

Brent Amaker & The Rodeo “Lets Drive” – Back on the road

Neil Young “Mr Soul” – from a new perspective

Uncle Lucius “All The Angelenos” – heading out for vistas new

“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