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Jeff “The Horse” Horsey “Rattlesnakes and Heartstrings” (Hookah Records, 2019)

May 7, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
Based in Cornwall, Jeff “The Horse” Horsey is a veteran practitioner of old time blues music, often to be found with his acoustic guitars and harmonica on stages here in the UK and in Europe. This […]
Live Reviews

Simone Felice, Leaf, Manchester, 30th April 2019

May 7, 2019 Clint West 0
Dressed in black jeans, black shirt and a crumpled black jacket; with unkempt hair and a greying, wispy beard, Simone Felice shuffled unceremoniously on to the stage to open the first of two sets he delivered […]
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Video: James Billett “Never Lose Flight”

May 7, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
This is the new single from London-based James Billett which has just been released.  It’s a beautifully fragile piece of music with a lovely video to accompany it.  He has an album due in the late […]
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Bob Dylan announces a new, huge, box set

May 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 2
Leaving you this week dear readers with this – Well, it probably isn’t Dylan himself doing it, he probably has a PR person or two who sends this sort of information out to the huddled masses […]
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Americana comes to Mallorca with Summer Pie!

May 3, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
If you’re looking at the weather forecast for this bank holiday weekend and wishing you were somewhere you could enjoy some great music while not needing to own a jumper in the next few weeks, God […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

April 10, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
Album Reviews

Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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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 […]

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The Weather Holds “Five Roses” – it’s all it needs to be

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You might be tempted to accuse Americana UK of shameless opportunism – what day could be better, after all, then the fifth or so day of relentlessly sunny weather to feature a band called The Weather […]
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Forty Elephant Gang “Evergreen” – 70’s Americana vibes abound

November 25, 2024 0
70’s vibes abound on Forty Elephant Gang’s new single ‘Evergreen‘.  The East London Americana group consists of Andrew White on lead vocals and guitar, Sean Mannion on mandolin and backing vocals and James Bachmann on guitar […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Tamara Saviano “Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music”

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Firstly, who is Tamara Saviano? Her website describes her as “an author, producer and creative ringleader.” Her productions focus mainly around tribute albums, including the excellent ‘This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark’ and […]

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