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Video Premiere: Janet Batch “Too Much for Me”

March 22, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Janet Batch was raised on country radio and that classic country sound continues to inspire her.  Her songs reflect this and they could easily have been released in the 1970s and 1980s in their tone and […]
Album Reviews

Janet Batch “You Be The Wolf”

November 25, 2021 Martin Johnson 0
Classic country sounds with 21st Century lyrics from America’s Rust Belt Janet Batch is not quite what she seems. Her music is infused with the spirits of classic female country artists such as Patsy Cline and […]
Tracks

Janet Batch “Got No Idea” – will you tell me why?

October 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Janet Batch has man troubles – and not even the good sort.  As she explains “I get up at six and I work ’til six at night and all you do is bitch if your dinner […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

Features
July 13, 2026 0

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

Album Reviews
July 13, 2026 1

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

Interviews
July 13, 2026 0
Mary Gauthier

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

News
July 13, 2026 0

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

Columns
July 13, 2026 0
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 0
Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]
Album Reviews

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1
No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
  • Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”
  • Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?
  • Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)
  • Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”
  • Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”
  • Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Martin Johnson: AUK had a chat with Ed a couple of years about his life in and love of music. https://americana-uk.com/interview-ed-snodderly-on-his-many-faceted-career-in-the-music-of-the-american-south
  • Martin Johnson: AUK has an interview coming up with BJ Barham in the next couple of weeks.
  • Martin Johnson: AUK has an interview with Alex Amen coming soon for those of you who enjoyed his music on the Podcast.

Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Video Premiere: The Matinee “Cut to Pieces”

December 13, 2023 0
Check out the new single from Vancouver band The Matinee.  ‘Cut to Pieces’ features a propulsive bass that drives the song’s rolling rhythms and makes you want to get moving.  Over the top, Matt Layzell delivers […]
Album Reviews

The Good Intentions “The Long Unbroken Line” (Drumfire, 2016)

November 29, 2016 0
Lovers of old-time country/folksy ballads probably know about Liverpool’s ‘The Good Intentions’ by now. This latest record, as with 2013’s ‘Travelling Companion’, sits outside of the constraints of time and trends. The knowing, wistful tones of […]
Previews

Preview: The Long Road Festival of Country, Americana and Roots, 22nd-24th August Stanford Hall Leicestershire

August 20, 2025 0
The Long Road festival, combining country, Americana and roots, is an annual fixture in my diary – taking place over the bank holiday weekend at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, which falls on the 22nd to 24th August […]

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