Karine Polwart

Live Review: Transatlantic Sessions, Royal Festival Hall, London – 6th February 2026

February 17, 2026 Peter Feldon 1

It was with some trepidation that I agreed to review this gig. Transatlantic Sessions is a veritable institution, now in its 31st year of annual performances celebrating the connections between the musical traditions of Scotland, Ireland […]

A year down the Tracks

December 22, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

What does a year in the Tracks really mean? On the one hand running the Tracks feature (and we’re sweeping up all other new music Tracks under that banner) means that there will be a lot […]

Americana UK’s Top 20 albums of 2025: the rest of the best

December 18, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

We will be publishing our albums of the year from tomorrow starting with numbers 20-11, as chosen by AUK’s writing team. But which albums almost made the list? Here are those which didn’t quite reach the […]

Transatlantic Sessions reveal guest vocalists for 2026 season

December 17, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Always a musical highlight of the Winter, Transatlantic Sessions returns for 2026, continuing to explore and celebrate the rich musical traditions that connect Scotland, Ireland and the US. With its roots as an award-winning TV series […]

Live Review: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart, London Palladium – 5th March 2025

March 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2

The London Palladium is certainly a very nice venue, not one that the music fan might immediately think of but there are upcoming gigs from Patti Smith and Graham Nash and the last gig I caught […]

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

August 5, 2026 2

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