Columns
What should I do, Americana UK?
It’s been a slightly longer pause than anticipated since the last attempt to answer all conundrums posed in a song through the words of another song. But here we are, back by the clamour of popular […]
The Handsome Family
Tracks
Something for the weekend: The Handsome Family featuring Allen Ginsberg “Hiway Poesy Painted Desert to Albuquerque”
That’s it for another week dear reader and we leave you for the weekend with a track from the new tribute album to Allen Ginsberg whose classic poetry collection “The Fall Of America: Poems Of These […]
Features
AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Peter Tomkins
A happy new year to everyone as we head into the home straight with our quest to identify the top 10 americana albums ever. Only a handful of writers remain to offer their suggestions before we […]
Features
Ten environmentally-aware Americana songs
The importance of the diversity of our ecology, and of environmental sustainability, are constant watchwords these days and every news bulletin seems to bring another warning that we need to take better care of this planet […]
Videos
Video: The Handsome Family “Eels”
It’s retro-Friday, which means dipping into the archives to find something brilliant to start your weekend. This week, we turn to Americana legends The Handsome Family and their ninth studio album: 2013’s ‘Wilderness’. The married duo, […]