Allison Russell

Video Review of the Year 2025

December 17, 2025 Andrew Frolish 2

Well, another year has flown by and will soon be consigned to history’s waste bin. It was a year of monstrous tariffs and volatile markets, of small boats and protests outside hotels, of ongoing, heartbreaking conflicts […]

Video Premiere: Pete Muller “One Last Dance” feat. Allison Russell

November 14, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re delighted to premiere the latest single from Pete Muller. The Latin-inspired ‘One Last Dance’ features the powerful vocals of the outstanding, GRAMMY-winning Allison Russell. Themed around an inevitable failed romance, the song is built upon […]

Classic Clips: Allison Russell “You’re Not Alone”- Americana Fest, 2022

November 7, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The strange thing about the fabulously talented Allison Russell is that we all knew she was a fabulous talent – that goes without saying – through Po’ Girl and Birds of Chicago, as well as Our […]

More People Really Should Know About: Steve Dawson

November 4, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Most folk reading this will probably be most familiar with Canadian Steve Dawson due to his tenure with the Birds of Chicago as guitarist/steel player on several of their tours over here in the UK. Dawson […]

Video: Julian Taylor Feat. Allison Russell “Pathways”

September 13, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single from Julian Taylor is simply gorgeous. Taylor’s mellow and tuneful guitar is immediately engaging and then his lilting vocal melody and performance elevates ‘Pathways’ to something truly special. Toronto songwriters Robert Priest and Rosanne […]

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Sorcha Richardson set to release her third album in September

June 22, 2026 0

Dublin-born singer-songwriter Sorcha Richardson has returned with the announcement of her new album Draw The Outline, out 11th September via Faction Records. Alongside the album, Richardson has also shared the single Illinois Again. With just two […]

Cover art for Rod MacDonald album "No Commercial Traffic"

For The Sake Of The Song: Rod MacDonald “American Jerusalem”

June 22, 2026 1

When I first started subscribing to Americana UK back in 2016, it was like having all my birthdays and Christmas come at once, as it supplied me with a daily diet of everything happening in the […]

artwork for The Cousins Project album Child of the Hills

The Cousins Project “Child of the Hills”

June 22, 2026 0

Artisanal roots music from Vermont’s Green Mountains. Kristina Stykos is a songwriter, musician, recording engineer and producer who has been a torchbearer for the music of the Green Mountain State since the 1980s. Her Pepperbox Studio […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Interviews

Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 2

Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

Tracks

Darlingside “Eschaton” – Listen

November 28, 2017 0

Alt-folk quartet Darlingside are back with a new single and a new album for 2018. Eschaton is taken from the forthcoming release “Extralife” due out February which will be launched officially in London on January 30th at the […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Lawrence Rothman ft. Amanda Shires “LAX”

March 22, 2024 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a crushingly beautiful song from the forthcoming new album from LA-based singer-songwriter Lawrence Rotham which features Amanda Shires on vocals. Rotham […]

Album Reviews

Sturgill Simpson “Sound & Fury” (Elektra, 2019)

October 1, 2019 0

Grammy-winning Sturgill Simpson returns with the appropriately-named ‘Sound & Fury’, an adventurous, genre-smashing album. It’s an exhilarating ride from start to finish, reinforcing Simpson’s reputation as one of the most exciting musicians around. He is as […]

Video Review of the Year 2025

Video Premiere: Pete Muller “One Last Dance” feat. Allison Russell

Classic Clips: Allison Russell “You’re Not Alone”- Americana Fest, 2022

More People Really Should Know About: Steve Dawson

Video: Julian Taylor Feat. Allison Russell “Pathways”

Sorcha Richardson set to release her third album in September

For The Sake Of The Song: Rod MacDonald “American Jerusalem”

The Cousins Project “Child of the Hills”

Live Review: Emmylou Harris, The Farewell Tour, De Doelen Rotterdam – 20th May 2026

Sounds from beyond the Shed 241 “The Rugby”