Jim Keller

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album

July 3, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win albums by Jim Keller and Milk Carton Kids

June 5, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

May 29, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

You see what he did there? Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and musician Jim Keller is to release Vinylly!, a collection of 14 of his finest songs from the last 15 years, and his first-ever European vinyl release. […]

The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Ella Spencer on Maverick and Jim Keller on Vinylly

May 29, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week’s podcast finds Keith wrestling with technical issues (mainly his own incompetence) to bring you two interviews. First up, Ella Spencer (one of our Americana 25 artists) talking about Maverick festival and much more, and […]

Jim Keller “End of the World”

October 30, 2025 Helen Jones 1

Soul-infused rock with slick musicianship that conveys a timely message of hope. The world may be ending, but singer-songwriter Jim Keller is pretty OK with the whole thing; that’s if the title track from his seventh […]

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 0

Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]

Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

September 7, 2026 0

Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]

Stornoway live at the Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks -29th to 31st August 2026

Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

September 7, 2026 1

Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1

It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

Album Reviews

Jimmy Fretwell “Analog Dream”

February 5, 2026 0

Acoustic intimacy draws on thirty years of songwriting rooted in the deep south. Jimmy Fretwell, formerly Jef Fretwell, grew up in Georgia and spent a decade criss-crossing the American south, frequenting bars and backrooms, coffee houses […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Whitacre

March 24, 2020 0

Here at AUK, we’re trying to keep spirits high during these strange days by asking some great artists to record exclusive live mini-gigs just for you, dear reader! Denver-based Whitacre make folk music with a little […]

Americana Vinyl Treasures

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Chuck Prophet “Brother Aldo” – Fire Records, 1990

August 14, 2023 1

AUK Features Editor Clint West writes: In our latest new feature, a selection of AUK writers will be rifling through their vinyl shelves to unearth the ‘Americana Vinyl Treasures’ from within their personal collections. We’re not […]

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win albums by Jim Keller and Milk Carton Kids

Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Ella Spencer on Maverick and Jim Keller on Vinylly

Jim Keller “End of the World”

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

Jake Bugg returns with new album and UK & Ireland tour dates

A. Lee Edwards “Interpreting Heart Sounds, Vol. 2”