Jim Ford

Flying Burrito Brothers, Amsterdam 1970, L-R: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Bernie Leadon

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

July 30, 2026 Andrew Raw 2

As a teenager, I would have been very sniffy about both country and soul music. However, years have made me wiser, and I now fully appreciate them both. Country-soul is a great hybrid, with soul lending […]

Classic Americana Albums: Jim Ford “Harlan County”

August 23, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

A template for americana from the musical earthquake year of 1969. Anyone who has any form of interest in americana will also be fully aware of the challenges of coming to a consensus on what constitutes […]

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

August 25, 2026 0

As usual, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on […]

Jim James “Wowed Out”

August 25, 2026 1

Jim James escapes information overload through beauty and hope. We’re living in an age of information overload, where almost everything is aimed at shocking or amazing us. Wowed Out is where Jim James thinks our brains […]

Foy Vance to release multi-part new album and play autumn tour dates

August 25, 2026 0

Emmy-winning singer-songwriter Foy Vance has announced his eighth studio album, IF, for release on 30th April 2027. Described as an autobiography in album form, IF will be released in three parts, with each part arriving as […]

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

Classic Americana Albums: Jim Ford “Harlan County”

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

Jim James “Wowed Out”

Foy Vance to release multi-part new album and play autumn tour dates

Sian & Rob Colquhoun “Sourwood Honey”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – August 2026