Counting Crows

Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

July 8, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

State Fayre arrived in Essex beneath blazing sunshine and cloudless skies, three days of unrelenting heat that somehow seemed perfectly suited to a festival built around americana, country, roots and classic rock. From the moment the […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring the mighty MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger

May 1, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week’s podcast sees Keith discussing art and life, recording and touring, and much, much more with the wonderful MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, whose new album I’m People comes out today. There are also […]

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

April 8, 2026 FredArnold 1

From the fan favourite album Recovering the Satellites, this song was highly rated across the board, clearly striking a chord with writers (5 of whom voted for it), as its themes of regret and heartbreak melded […]

History of the Eagles tour, 2014, Bernie Leadon (second from left)

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: Peter Thompson

February 19, 2026 Peter Thompson 9

So what makes a song a credible candidate for the Top 10 Americana Song of All Time feature? The task of selecting the top 10 has been assigned to the AUK staff writers, but without specific […]

Americana UK’s Top 20 albums of 2025: 10-2

December 22, 2025 Mark Whitfield 4

On Friday we began our countdown of our favourite albums of the year as collectively chosen by AUK’s writing team. We continue our countdown today from 10-2, and at 2pm we’ll be announcing our album of […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers