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Year: 2019

Live Reviews

Dan Whitehouse + Boo Hewerdine, Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton, 21st September 2019

October 2, 2019 Viv Fish 0
A rare opportunity to see two sensational singer-songwriters share the stage on the beautifully balmy last evening of summer was not to be missed, even when it meant a 460-mile round trip. Newhampton Arts Centre, the […]
Album Reviews

Jonah Tolchin “Fires For The Cold” (Yep Roc, 2019)

October 2, 2019 Harold Hogan 0
Jonah Tolchin grew up surrounded by music; his father worked at a record store in Mississippi, and Tolchin fell in love with the blues at a young age. As a teenager he met legendary guitarist Ronnie […]
Tracks

Woods End “Pickaxe” – Listen

October 2, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Woods End started out in 2012 in Umeå, and the Swedish melancholic folk-rock band released their second album, the imaginative entitled ‘II‘ last year and have now started working on the follow up (and dare we […]
Videos

Video: Geiger von Muller “Toys In Ghettos (Part 1)”

October 2, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
This is an amazing video, soundtracked by the new single off Geiger von Muller’s latest album ‘Teddy Zer And The Kwands‘.  The music is pretty ace too, all strange and eerie slide guitar work.  The whole […]
Album Reviews

Sturgill Simpson “Sound & Fury” (Elektra, 2019)

October 1, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
Grammy-winning Sturgill Simpson returns with the appropriately-named ‘Sound & Fury’, an adventurous, genre-smashing album. It’s an exhilarating ride from start to finish, reinforcing Simpson’s reputation as one of the most exciting musicians around. He is as […]

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

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

News
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Gillian Welch with Dave Rawlings Marymoore Park July 2009

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

Features
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Railroad Earth in Richmond Virginia, 21st May 2010

Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs

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News

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

April 2, 2026 0
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 […]
Tracks

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

April 2, 2026 2
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 […]
News

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

April 2, 2026 0
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 […]

  • Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets
  • Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”
  • Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!
  • The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001)
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs
  • The New Pornographers “The Former Site of”
  • Joshua Ray Walker makes a welcome return with new album and tour dates
  • Live review: The Delines + Chris Eckman, Union Chapel, London – 26th March 2026
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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”

March 30, 2026 0
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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The Third Mind will release “Right Now!”, their third studio album, on 19th September 2025 via Yep Roc Records. Recorded live over four days at 64 Sound Recording Studio in Los Angeles, “Right Now!” is a […]
Album Reviews

Taylor McCall “Mellow War”

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‘Mellow War’ is an album by young artist inspired by the veterans of a previous generation, and establishes Taylor McCall as a rising Americana star. Taylor McCall is in good company. The Vietnam War has inspired […]
Album Reviews

Screen Door Porch “Play It Forward” (Yella Dog Records 2017)

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This five track EP from Jackson based Screen Door Porch is their fourth such CD offering. They have been touring since 2010 and are clearly a tight band. The Parade opens the CD and is a […]

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