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Philip Marino “Chasing Ghosts”(Independent, 2018)

August 28, 2018 Mark Hegarty 0
Philip Marino is an American singer-songwriter who resides in Essex, England. He is influenced by the likes of John Mellencamp, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, and you can certainly hear this in […]
Live Reviews

The Corn Potato String Band, The Green Note, London, 17th August 2018

August 28, 2018 David Allen 0
Americana is a flexible term. It has been stretched in recent years to near breaking point as it has struggled to embrace an ever wider spectrum of musical styles wanting to promote itself with the currently […]
Videos

Video: Ainslie Wills “Society”

August 28, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
This is the new single from Australian artist Ainslie Wills, taken from her forthcoming second album All I Have Is All You Need.  It’s really rather good and if you find yourself in London on September […]
Album Reviews

Passenger “Runaway” (Black Crow, 2018)

August 24, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg has been writing songs with a prolificacy that would leave most other songwriters, Willie Nelson aside maybe, in the dust. He’s barely released a new record before another set of songs present […]
News

John Smith announces new album, track, autumn dates

August 24, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
John Smith has announced the release of his new album ‘Hummingbird’ which features appearances from Cara Dillon, John Mccosker and Ben Nicholls, and will be released on October 5th on his own Commoner Records (via Thirty Tigers […]

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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001)

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Railroad Earth in Richmond Virginia, 21st May 2010

Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs

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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]
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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

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  • Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”
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Interviews

Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
Interviews

Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

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When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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Classic Clips: St. Paul and The Broken Bones “I’ll Be Your Woman” Austin City Limits – 28th January 2017

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This is a fabulous performance of ‘I’ll Be Your Woman’ by white-soul band St. Paul and The Broken Bones, who are based in Birmingham, Alabama. You can see here (once you have got past the flute […]
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Uncle Lucius “Like It’s The Last One Left”

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A welcome return from the gold standard of Texan Southern roots rock bands with their first album in eight years. AUK’s Rick Bayles called Uncle Lucius “one of Texas’ finest” in 2021, hoping that they would […]
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Video Premiere: Lady Nade “You’re My Number One”

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We are delighted to premiere ‘You’re My Number One’, the latest single from Lady Nade.  It is an uncomplicated, open-hearted song for everyone who has experienced love.  Refreshingly honest, Lady Nade finds and celebrates the joy […]

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