Jason Isbell

Live Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit + Will Johnson, Royal Albert Hall, London – 11th June 2026

June 19, 2026 Ian C Rothery 0

The Royal Albert Hall is large and atmospheric, impressing physically whilst looming large in the national psyche. It recalls a nation’s history whilst representing a vast cultural heritage, and it vibrantly continues to foster the joy […]

Latest AUK podcast now available featuring The Cowboy Junkies’ Micheal Timmins in conversation

April 24, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week’s interview is with Cowboy Junkies mainman and founder, Michael Timmins, on the cusp of the release of Open To Beauty, the compilation of their best tracks of the 21st Century, and their UK Tour. […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring The Sheepdogs in conversation

April 17, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week sees Keith step into Spring with The Sheepdogs, or at least two of them in the shape of Ewan and Ryan, with a lovely conversation about the new album, touring, and the joys of […]

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

April 1, 2026 FredArnold 2

Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: Andrew Frolish

February 26, 2026 Andrew Frolish 8

As ever, with features of this type, a great deal more time was spent reflecting, taking notes and re-listening to a huge number of great songs than was actually spent on the writing. Like most of […]

Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking

July 17, 2026 0

We’ve been lucky enough here at Americana UK to have been aware of Anna Tivel and her astonishing songwriting pretty much from her emergence into the folk/singer-songwriter/americana combined genres. We haven’t been shy with our praise […]

Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”

July 17, 2026 0

When Dennis McNally published A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead in 2002, he had an almost impossible task. It needed to document a band whose history was already wrapped in layers […]

Bob Dylan announces 2026 UK tour

July 17, 2026 1

Or England tour to be precise. Tickets on sale from next Wednesday 22nd July. You may have heard of this artist we’ve mentioned on the site once or twice who goes by the name of Bob […]