Bruce Springsteen

New and possibly definitive Springsteen compilation arrives in April, tour includes UK dates

March 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 3

Twenty-nine years after his first Greatest Hits compilation Sony Music will release a comprehensive Bruce Springsteen compilation next month with a collection of original songs spanning the whole of his 50-year recording career, from 1973’s “Greeting […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Pete Churchill

October 12, 2023 Peter Churchill 7

Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists. Ever? Impossible task. So, let us assume the writer cannot possibly have had access to every potential artist who might fit comfortably into that category and take it from there. […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 114

October 6, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Trips to foreign fields – food for thought So the last week has involved two separate trips to France / Belgium. First up 96 Year 9 students exploring World War 1 in Flanders and the Somme […]

Let’s unpack the haul…

August 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

A favourite YouTube influencer video is the showing off what you bought on your latest shopping expedition, or unpacking a package that came through the post. Well, this isn’t YouTube, and here at Americana UK you […]

Video: The Gaslight Anthem feat. Bruce Springsteen “History Books”

July 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

The Gaslight Anthem have shared a new song ‘History Books’ on their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The heavy-hearted track, which sees frontman Brian Fallon trading duet vocals with longtime band champion and […]

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Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

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Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0

Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]

Tenderness “True”

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Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

New and possibly definitive Springsteen compilation arrives in April, tour includes UK dates

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Pete Churchill

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 114

Let’s unpack the haul…

Video: The Gaslight Anthem feat. Bruce Springsteen “History Books”

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

Tenderness “True”

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines”