News
Billy Bragg announces UK dates
At last some good news – Billy Bragg has announced an Autumn tour. OK, Autumn 2021 – but it’s something to look forward to. And he’ll have been able to write his “goodbye to Trump now […]
Billy Bragg
Interviews
Interview: Austin Lucas on songwriting, activism and punk’s impact on the world
With the impending US Presidential election, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and the worldwide social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed appropriate for Americana UK to talk again to musician […]
Videos
Watch Billy Bragg & Peter Donegan perform “Rock Island Line” at the AMAUKs
We leave you this week dear reader with a clip courtesy of the Blues Kitchen from this year’s AMAUK awards where Billy Bragg performed the classic ‘Rock Island Line’ with Lonnie Donegan’s son Peter. It was […]
News
UK Americana Awards 2020 adds Shingai to its line-up
The AMAUKs are only 2 weeks away and there are still a handful of tickets left if you haven’t got yours yet. It’s the fifth annual shindig which forms part of AmericanFest which returns to Hackney […]
Features
Songs for the apocalypse: Billy Bragg “Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards”
Tomorrow feels like the most important day this country has faced in many decades – more on that tomorrow – so for this week’s voyage to americanageddon, there couldn’t really be any other choice. Billy Bragg […]