Big Star – Americana UK

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Teenage Fanclub

October 1, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Teenage Fanclub were formed in Glasgow in 1989 by guitarists Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, drummer Francis Macdonald and bassist Gerard Love. Blake, McGinlay and Macdonald had all initially been in the same band, the Boy […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Hanging Stars songs

July 10, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

The London-based Hanging Stars were formed from the ashes of jangle-rock band The See See. The Hanging Star’s frontman and lead singer, Richard Olson, found himself the only original member of The See Sees left and […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Big Star “September Gurls”

August 19, 2024 Andrew Raw 6

It was the early nineties and I had one of those momentous moments in my musical listening when I heard the fabulous ”Bandwagonesque” by AUK favourites Teenage Fanclub. At the time I was absolutely knocked out- […]

artwork for one Adam One album "Where Do I Begin"

One Adam One “Where Do I Begin”

March 24, 2023 Viv Fish 0

Good things come in small packages. The duo that is One Adam One are Americana veterans, singer-songwriter Adam Reichmann and his long-term musical partner Todd Schnitzer. The two have a long history of writing together, forming […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Alex Chilton “No Sex”

March 28, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

With big balls abounding on our previous chain gang offering it seemed apt to, first of all, steer us away from any more testicular songs, and secondly, to see if we could find a song about […]

Artwork for the Pieta Brown album "Dreamin' Of"

Pieta Brown “Dreamin’ Of”

August 13, 2026 0

New album from a lauded indie-folk performer with poetic lyrics over a nuanced backing. Dreamin’ Of is Pieta Brown’s ninth album and her second recorded with Bon Iver alumni S.Carey and Mike Lewis producing with her […]

Track Premiere: Charissa Hoffman “Forward Motion”

August 13, 2026 0

What do you get when you give a sixth-generation musician and aspiring songwriter a ukulele? You’re expecting fey songs or something a little bedroom-based, right? No, no, no…that’s not Charissa Hoffman at all. She explains that […]

Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Let It Happen”

August 13, 2026 0

Here is a wonderful addition to your summer soundtrack. Let It Happen, a song full of heart and positivity from Jo Bartlett and Neil Haydock, should be bursting loudly from your speakers beneath the heatwave sun. […]

Interviews

Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 0

It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]

Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0

Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

Interviews

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 […]

News

Rachel Harrington arrives in UK next week for dates

June 28, 2019 0

Pacific Northwest-based Americana singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington arrives in the UK next week for a full tour, including appearances at the Maverick Festival, SummerTyne Americana and Beer and Bluegrass, with further dates to follow in the Netherlands […]

Tracks

The Bombadils “Losing Track Of Time” – hey come merry-dol….

February 1, 2022 0

Oldest and eldest and river woman’s daughter they may not be, but Sarah Frank and Luke Fraser were inspired by Tolkien’s Bombadil and Goldberry when choosing a name for their folk duo. Their folk is also […]

News

Noble Jacks announce UK dates

March 1, 2017 0

Foot-stomping folksters Noble Jacks will release their long-awaited debut album “What The Hammer” on March 24th on Union Music Store, and Harvey’s Brewery in Lewes will be unveiling ‘Noble Jacks,’ a special limited-run brew to coincide with […]