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 Jim White and Trey Blake, Bonnie Prince Billy, Ringo Star with Molly Tuttle, Charley Crockett and Alison Krauss and Union Station among others – basically we trawl through the best Americana we’ve heard recently so you don’t have to.
Our giveaway this month for supporters is a pair of tickets to see the legendary Graham Nash two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy award winner, as part of his eleven-date tour of the UK which takes place later this year, October 2025. Entitled ‘Graham Nash – More Evenings Of Songs & Stories, with Special Guest Peter Asher’, Nash will perform songs spanning his sixty-year career from The Hollies to Crosby, Stills and Nash, to CSNY and his beloved solo career. He will be joined on stage by Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals), Adam Minkoff (bass, drums, guitars, and vocals), and Zach Djanikian (guitars, mandolin, drums, and vocals). Graham’s set will be preceded by a performance from special guest and longtime friend, Peter Asher.
Nash’s remarkable body of songwriting began with his contributions to the Hollies opus from 1964 to ’68, including “Stop Stop Stop,” and “On A Carousel,” among others. The classic union of Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) yielded songs including “Marrakesh Express,” “Pre-Road Downs” and “Lady of the Island,” from the first Crosby, Stills & Nash LP and his iconic “Teach Your Children” and “Our House” from CSNY’s Déjà Vu. His further contributions to CSN included the hits “Just A Song Before I Go” and “Wasted On The Way.”
Nash’s career as a solo artist took flight in 1971, beginning with two landmark albums, Songs For Beginners and Wild Tales which further showcased the depths of his abilities as a singer and songwriter, yielding such favourites as “Chicago/We Can Change the World” and “Military Madness”. His latest LP, “Now”, was released worldwide in May 2023 to great acclaim.
Peter Asher’s 1964 debut single with Peter & Gordon, the Lennon-McCartney classic “A World Without Love” established the duo as a global musical force. Peter transitioned to record production in the late 60s as head of A & R at the Beatles’ Apple Records and then at his own company, working for decades with James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and a host of others, and his show shares music and stories starting from those heady days right up to the current era.
Graham Nash’s tour dates are below – tickets are available from this link. You can become an AUK supporter for as little as £2 a month for which princely sum you will receive a monthly exclusive supporters playlist along with being entered into our monthly prize draw. Thanks for your support.
Graham Nash Tour 2025
Sat 04 Oct – Gateshead Glasshouse
Sun 05 Oct – York Barbican
Tue 07 Oct – Liverpool Philharmonic
Thu 09 Oct – Cardiff New Theatre
Fri 10 Oct – Bristol Beacon
Sun 12 Oct – Torquay Princess Theatre
Mon 13 Oct – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Wed 15 Oct – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Thu 16 Oct – Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Sat 18 Oct – Hastings White Rock Theatre
Sun 19 Oct – London Palladium
I contribute £2 a month to Americana UK but I never receive this ‘mystical playlist’ how come?
So sorry Richie let me look into this for you, will email you