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The Unthanks announce new album and UK dates

March 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Forming the latest in their series of album projects, the Tyneside band The Unthanks will release Diversions Vol. 4: “How Wild The Wind Blows: Performing The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake” at the end of […]

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Curse of Lono release debut album next month, new video – Watch

March 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

New London five-piece Curse Of Lono who we’ve become big fans of here at UK will release their debut album Severed on Submarine Cat Records on April 7th. Described as a “sumptuously cinematic record that combines […]

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Video: Sam Outlaw “Everyone’s Looking For Home”

March 13, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Sam’s new album Tenderheart is out on April 14th and this beautiful subtle song is a fine taster for it.  If you’re in London on March 30th you can catch him at Oslo in Hackney.

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Rich Hall brings country music to the masses on BBC next week

March 10, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Well the masses of BBC4 viewers that is. You may have noticed there’s a country thing going on at the moment at the BBC, partly because of the C2C music festival taking place in London this […]

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First Aid Kit release song for International Women’s Day – Listen

March 10, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And it’s available as a digital download from today. NME report: “First Aid Kit have shared a new song that condemns sexual violence. Titled ‘You Are The Problem Here’ the Swedish duo released the single in […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Video Premiere: Judd Warrick “Into the Dawn”

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Here is the compelling new single from Judd Warrick.  ‘Into the Dawn’ features an excellent vocal performance from Warrick – there’s just the right amount of weary grit in his voice, an edge to his melodic, […]

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Whybirds to play final shows this Summer

April 28, 2017 1

It feels like the end of an era as, after eleven years, the acclaimed Bedford-based Americana band have decided to call it a day.  The decision has been based on life commitments, which have led the […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “Ashgrove”

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The works of Dave Alvin will need no introduction to most AUK readers, but I wanted to highlight this particular album. Released in 2004 it takes its name from the famed L.A. nightspot where Alvin and […]

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