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 Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Seve Earle, Father John Misty and VanWyck 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 amazing Katherine Priddy on tour in March. Since Richard Thompson chose Priddy as “The Best Thing I’ve Heard All Year” in Mojo Magazine on the strength of her 2018 “Wolf” EP, her star has risen exponentially. Winning fans from Guy Garvey, Mark Radcliffe, Stuart Maconie and the late Janice Long and garnering glowing press reviews across the board for The Eternal Rocks Beneath including The Observer, Uncut, Songlines, Folk Radio UK and more, Priddy crossed genres, charting at number 1 in The Official UK Folk Chart and number 5 in the Official UK Americana Chart, and rounded off 2021 on Mojo’s Folk Albums of the Year list. She is in demand as a performer and collaborator, playing Cambridge Folk Festival (where she won the prestigious Christian Raphael Prize), Glastonbury (where she appeared on the coveted BBC2 TV coverage), Green Man, End Of The Road, Beautiful Days and the BBC Proms. As well as sell out headline tours, Priddy has been chosen to support world-class artists including Richard Thompson, The Chieftains, Loudon Wainwright III and Vashti Bunyan.
2024 saw the release of her eagerly awaited second album to widespread praise: “The Pendulum Swing”. Once again recorded in Birmingham by producer Simon J Weaver, guest musicians comprised John Smith (lead guitar), Harry Fausing Smith (strings), Marcus Hamblett (brass/double bass), George Boomsma (guitar, backing vocals, co-writer on track “Ready To Go”), Polly Virr (cello) and even a brief appearance from Priddy’s family members right at the end of the album, in keeping with its themes. In our own review we awarded it a 9 and called it an “early contender for album of the year.” She also released a recent single written in collaboration with Poet Laureate and all round good guy Simon Armitage which you can read about here.
Priddy’s tour dates are below. 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.
Katherine Priddy Headline Tour – Feb/Mar 2025
26.02.25 – Pocklington Arts Centre – SOLD OUT
27.02.25 – Sheffield Greystones – SOLD OUT
28.02.25 – Nottingham Metronome – SOLD OUT
01.03.25 – Stamford Arts Centre
05.03.25 – Pontadawe Arts Centre
06.03.25 – Gloucester Guildhall
07.03.25 – Leicester Y Theatre
08.03.25 – Settle Victoria Hall
10.03.25 – Colchester Arts Centre
12.03.25 – Norwich Arts Centre
13.03.25 – Oxford SJE Arts
14.03.25 – Teddington Landmark Arts Centre
15.03.25 – Ashford Revelation
19.03.25 – Leeds City Varieties
20.03.25 – Gateshead The Glasshouse Sage 2
21.03.25 – Glasgow Oran Mor
