The Byrds

Essentials: The Top 10 Hanging Stars songs

July 10, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

The London-based Hanging Stars were formed from the ashes of jangle-rock band The See See. The Hanging Star’s frontman and lead singer, Richard Olson, found himself the only original member of The See Sees left and […]

Book Review: In-Law Country – Geoffrey Himes “How Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and Their Circle Fashioned a New Kind of Country Music, 1968-1985”

May 9, 2025 Tim Martin 2

Published in association with The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this hefty (357 pages + notes) book examines what Himes calls “a musical movement of outsiders who, in time, became influential insiders.” As this […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – The Byrds

April 23, 2025 Daisy Innes 18

If there’s something that I really can’t live without, it’s California country rock music. As I’m sure every contributor to Americana UK does, I listen to music endlessly, and most of that sits within the country […]

Folk Tracks Roundup, October 2024

October 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re not going to regale you with a whole bunch of Halloween themed folk songs – on the grounds that we haven’t exactly been swamped with them. Somewhat of a surprise, but perhaps a lot of […]

For the Sake of the Song: The Byrds “All I Really Want to Do”

October 7, 2024 Tim Martin 0

A few songs are responsible for my love of Americana. I talked about ‘Hot Burrito #1‘ back in our Versions series in 2021, but as my journey into the genre is very much Byrds-related, this is […]