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Essentials: The Top 10 Elvis Costello Americana Songs

July 4, 2024 Andy Short 2

Many of you will be used to seeing Elvis Costello watching the detectives, refusing to go to Chelsea or joining Oliver’s Army but in 1981 Costello released the album ‘Almost Blue’, an album of country music, […]

Various Artists: “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed”

April 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

A career spanning tribute by artists spanning various musical genres. Tribute albums are as old as long-playing records themselves, and as you can imagine, their quality has been extremely variable over the decades. The best ones […]

AMAUK AmericanaFest Conference: “Finding Lucinda” film screening – 23rd January 2024, Hackney

March 4, 2024 Peter Feldon 0

It’s been a month since the AMAUK held their annual Americana Fest. We mentioned the awards here but mopping up our coverage our reviewer attended a screening of director Joel Fendelman’s film Finding Lucinda which was […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Readers’ Picks 1-10

March 1, 2024 Clint West 29

The Readers have spoken and in the end the result wasn’t hugely different to that of the AUK writers. Eight artists were in both Top 10s. In came Wilco and with a huge leap, Gillian Welch. […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: The Full List

February 21, 2024 Clint West 22

As inevitably happens with lists of this kind people will disagree. Where is X? How come Y is above Z? Well as promised you, our wise and wonderful readers, will have the chance to cast your […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Elvis Costello Americana Songs

Various Artists: “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed”

AMAUK AmericanaFest Conference: “Finding Lucinda” film screening – 23rd January 2024, Hackney

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Readers’ Picks 1-10

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: The Full List

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”