Allison Russell

Allison Russell “You’re Not Alone” – featuring Brandi Carlile

August 23, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

You know it’s a real pleasure to say that today’s song needs no introduction – since we all know and appreciate the talent of Allison Russell. A pleasure because after years of banging on about Birds […]

Allison Russell is double award winner at Folk Alliance International

May 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The big announcements from the award ceremony at this year’s Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas, which is where Americana UK virtually is until Sunday, were Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Birds Of Chicago “Love In Wartime”

January 24, 2022 Alan Fitter 1

In the last article in the Chain Gang series, Andrew Frolish mused on Sufjan Stevens’ ‘John Wayne Gorcy Jr’ from Stevens’ 2005 album ‘Illinois’ and that got me thinking, not about other songs about serial killers […]

AMA-UK Awards cancelled – award ceremony to be streamed online

January 21, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) has, with great regret, announced that UK Americana Music Week, due to take place in Hackney, London over January 24-27th, has been cancelled. This is due to the current COVID-19 […]

Americana UK’s Readers’ Poll 2021 – the results!

December 23, 2021 Mark Whitfield 8

So here we go, drum roll, break a leg, etc. We have counted up all your votes and are now ready to announce the winners of this year’s Americana UK Readers Poll. It’s been a funny […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

August 7, 2026 1

Of all the recent musicians we have sadly lost in recent times, the tragic news of the passing of Raul Malo last year was one of the most gut-wrenching for me. He was only 60 years […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Tracks

Songs for the apocalypse: John Wesley Harding “God Lives Upstairs”

June 18, 2020 0

Many years ago when I lived in Sydney I used to sometimes go down Pitt Street which had some now long-forgotten record stores which would flog off albums for next to nothing, so pre-the days of […]

Videos

Video: Nadine Khouri “Vertigo”

November 18, 2022 0

Here’s the atmospheric new single from Nadine Khouri. ‘Vertigo’ is built upon pulsing, rhythmic bass and layers of keys, over which Khouri’s resonant vocal is superb. Towards the end, the song builds towards the moment when […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Beans on Toast “Back Out on the Road”

February 2, 2023 0

We’re delighted to premiere the latest single from the brilliant Beans on Toast. Typically for Beans, it’s an immediately likeable and uplifting folky anthem that soon has you moving and singing along. Beans is known for […]

Allison Russell “You’re Not Alone” – featuring Brandi Carlile

Allison Russell is double award winner at Folk Alliance International

AUK’s Chain Gang: Birds Of Chicago “Love In Wartime”

AMA-UK Awards cancelled – award ceremony to be streamed online

Americana UK’s Readers’ Poll 2021 – the results!

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”

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