Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • Archive
      • Americana Bedrock
      • Americana Roots
      • AmericanA to Z
      • A Night to Remember
      • Dirty Dozens
      • Home Life
      • I Write the Songs
      • Lost Albums
      • Political Pops
      • Shuffle
      • Small Venue Heroes
      • Studio Life
      • The Other Side of Me
      • The Twang Factor
      • Top 10 Americana Albums Ever
      • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
      • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
      • Unsung Heroes
      • Van Life
      • Whatever Happened To…
      • What Should I Do…
      • WITATA
    • Anniversary Cheers
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • Fiction
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • Vox Continental
  • Podcast
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Review submission FAQ
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Daily Digest Sign-Up
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Privacy Policy
Our latest posts
  • [ September 17, 2026 ] Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026 Live Reviews
  • [ September 17, 2026 ] Penelope Isles “3” Album Reviews
  • [ September 17, 2026 ] Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption” Album Reviews
  • [ September 17, 2026 ] Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally News
  • [ September 17, 2026 ] Vinny Peculiar “The Curse of You Know Who” Album Reviews
HomeMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh

News

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 […]

Support Americana UK!

Please help us support our running costs by making a one off donation – here.

our latest posts

Emily Scott Robinson Long Road 2026

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026

Live Reviews
September 17, 2026 0
Penelope Isles - album cover for "3" 2026

Penelope Isles “3”

Album Reviews
September 17, 2026 0

Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption”

Album Reviews
September 17, 2026 0

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally

News
September 17, 2026 0

Vinny Peculiar “The Curse of You Know Who”

Album Reviews
September 17, 2026 0
Emily Scott Robinson Long Road 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026

September 17, 2026 0
The Long Road Festival at Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, is a long-standing favourite, spanning the breadth of country and Americana – and beyond! After such a long hot summer, it seemed inevitable that the August bank holiday […]
Penelope Isles - album cover for "3" 2026
Album Reviews

Penelope Isles “3”

September 17, 2026 0
Lush airy floatiness abounds as the siblings from the hippest city in the UK make it a hat trick. There is a floaty, gentle quality to this album.  The vocals appear to understate yet fully capture […]
Album Reviews

Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption”

September 17, 2026 0
Political activist takes aim at…. Guess who? Kaz Murphy’s fifth album finds him in sparky forms – taking on a multitude of targets and one racist, orange liar in particular.  Straight from the start on the […]

  • Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026
  • Penelope Isles “3”
  • Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption”
  • Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally
  • Vinny Peculiar “The Curse of You Know Who”
  • Freightliner “Canadian Cowboys” – blue jeaned dreams
  • Video: Fruition “Compass” – we all get lost, but we all can be found
  • New(ish) Dean Owens album out next month with intimate tour dates to support
  • Mama’s Broke “Reunion”
  • Live Review: Bright Phoebus Revisited, EartH, London – 8th September 2026
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Paul: Love this - has a ZZ Top vibe.
  • Mskateb: Great song. Good commentary. One tiny error. Sam had testicular cancer not multiple myeloma. At that time MM was not…
  • Dave: I was at the Wembley show. First and last time that I saw CSNY. The Band and Joni were great…

Latest interviews

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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. […]

You may have missed…

Album Reviews

Joe Pug “Nation of Heat: Revisited”

August 8, 2022 0
Revamp, Recycle and Reimagine. Joe Pug is one of those names you might have heard but never really paid much attention to; on the strength of this album, that would be to your detriment. Fifteen years […]
Live Reviews

Mean Mary + Rebecca Hollweg, The Green Note, London, 27th September 2018

October 5, 2018 0
The intimate Green Note remains the beating heart of London’s acoustic roots music scene, always promoting an eclectic mix of musical genres and able to attract the very best musicians from around the world, many returning […]
Cover art for Mr Wolf album "NurseryRhymesForTheEndOfTimes"
Album Reviews

Mr Wolf “NurseryRhymesForTheEndOfTimes”

March 18, 2026 0
New group project from singer-songwriter Matthew Neel offers up a broad musical palette that reveals distinct artistic growth. Mr Wolf is a new group project from North London singer-songwriter Matthew Neel, who many will remember from […]

© Americana UK 2026, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool