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Month: May 2018

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New Graham Nash retrospective due June

May 4, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
We leave you for the bank holiday weekend dear reader with news that Rhino is releasing a new retrospective of Graham Nash’s work on June 29th in advance of his UK tour dates in July. ‘Over […]
Album Reviews

Brother Dege “Farmer’s Almanac” (Psyouthern Records, 2018)

May 4, 2018 Rick Bayles 0
You can feel the heat and humidity in this homage to rough, rural life; the grit, grime and sweat involved in dragging a living out of the ground as a poor sharecropper just oozes out of […]
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Video premiere: Killing Cartisano “Let Me Go”

May 4, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Killing Cartisano aka Italian songwriter Roberta Cartisano releases her new single ‘Let Me Go’ today which follows hot on the heels of ‘The Drunk Man’ and is a preview to her forthcoming new album, to be released […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Van Morrison “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue”

May 4, 2018 Paul Villers 0
There was lots of discussion this week at Americana-UK Towers about how best to celebrate May Day which is, of course, International workers Day. Naturally we couldn’t agree so all and sundry ended up getting very […]
Tracks

Paddy Nash & Paul Casey “Hard Act To Follow” – Listen

May 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Hard Act To Follow’ is the first song from a forthcoming brand new album by two of Derry’s finest singer-songwriters, Paddy Nash & Paul Casey.  It’s something of a heartfelt roots-rocker of a tune about the […]

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Beck “Ride Lonesome”

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Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026

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Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

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The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

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Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

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Beck “Ride Lonesome”

September 25, 2026 0
A majestic album with its roots in sadness from celebrated multi-award winner. Long-awaited, Ride Lonesome is eight-time Grammy winner Beck’s first collection of all-new material since Hyperspace some six years ago. All 12 tracks were written […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026

September 25, 2026 0
If only all homecomings could be this joyful. There are homecomings, and then there are homecomings. For the Levellers, returning to Brighton for a huge outdoor show in Hove Park felt like something rather special. Following […]
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Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

September 25, 2026 0
One of AUK’s favourite singer-songwriters, who is also an artist and best-selling author, Josh Ritter, will tour the UK and Ireland early next year, following his last album, I Believe In You, My Honeydew. The tour […]

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  • Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026
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  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin
  • Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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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. […]

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Parker Smith “Short Street”

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Parker Smith’s “Short Street” is a reasonable, Atlanta-focused offering, ultimately lacking sufficient high-quality songs to elevate it above the mainstream. “Short Street” is Smith’s third studio LP; Smith started the record with the intention of creating […]
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