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Video: HighTown Pirates “Just For Today”

November 2, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A fine rocky and anthemic taster from the debut album from the HighTown Pirates, Dry And High, out on 10 November,

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Tracks

JR Green “Tiger Lilly” – Listen

November 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

JR Green are two brothers from Strontian, a remote Scottish village a few miles from the most westerly point on mainland Britain, who describe themselves as “bringing a more youthful, virile edge to folk and traditional music.” […]

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Album Reviews

The Burning Hell “Revival Beach” (BB*ISLAND, 2017)

November 1, 2017 David Cowling 0

It’s the apocalypse, how did it happen? Well this portmanteau from the ever reliable Burning Hell approaches it (the end of the world as we know it) from multiple angles drawing out the humour, the tiny […]

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Handsome Family announce 2018 tour

November 1, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Everyone’s favourite spooky / weird / incredibly engaging / thoughtful lyrical producing / musical genius Americana band the Handsome Family have announced a series of UK dates for 2018.  This will see them playing a set […]

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Video: They Might be Giants “I Left My Body”

November 1, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From their new album I Like Fun, out on January 19th, comes this excellent slice of rocky power-pop laced with their trademark humour.

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  • The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Darren Lumbroso
  • Tommy and the Ohs “Box Truck Boogie”
  • Classic Americana Albums: Bob Dylan “Oh Mercy”
  • AUK Shortcuts November 2023: David Deacon, Joe Martin, Rite Flyers, Licking The Moose, Dusty Stray, The Heart Collectors, Jonny Morgan, Jordan Nix, Little Jane & The Pistol Whips The Dig 3 and The Liam Ward Band.
  • Live Review: My Darling Clementine, The Stoller Hall, Manchester – 23rd November 2023
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Interviews

Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

November 28, 2023 0

Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]

Interviews

Interview: Danny O’Keefe on making circular turns and having a good time

November 21, 2023 2

Still writing new songs in his ninth decade and celebrating his catalogue. Singer-songwriters write songs, and that is exactly what Danny O’Keefe has been doing all his working life, and he is still doing it in […]

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Interview: Corey Ledet on helping preserve the Louisiana dialect Kouri-Vini through songwriting

November 14, 2023 0

Why language and culture enhance the authenticity of music. Corey Ledet is one of the leading Creole and zydeco musicians of his generation, with a Grammy nomination to prove it, and an Americana UK favourite. With […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

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How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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