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Steve Forbert is standing in the Early Morning Rain

April 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Forty Two years on from his debut ‘Alive on Arrival‘, Steve Forbert is returning with his 21st Studio album.  And for only the second time in his career the new release is a collection of covers […]
Tracks

Jeff Karoub “All I’ve Got” – Listen

April 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
You’ve got to hate Jeff Karoub, listening to his new song ‘All I’ve Got‘, written as a response to the current situation and recorded at home with just his guitar and a few music app additions.  […]
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Video: Kornastone “Spin Me the World”

April 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Kornastone bring us the title track from their newly-released EP, ‘Spin Me the World’.  After forming in 2018, the wolverhampton-based group have released a full album, ‘Oh My Days’, as well as an EP.  They have […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: My Girl The River

April 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Lockdown continues.  Although we’re apart, we’re all in this together.  One of the things music lovers are missing is the opportunity to go out and see live shows.  To help make up for that, we are […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” (Mercury, 1998)

April 23, 2020 Jim Finnie 0
In 1998 when ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road’ was released my musical tastes were much more rock-oriented and my gradual assimilation into all things Americana was really just beginning and I paid it scant attention […]

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Video Premiere: Maya de Vitry “Nobody Else”

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Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

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artwork for Dallas Good, Richard Reed Parry album "were The Watchtowers"

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Preview: Everywhere At Once festival at 400+ grass roots venues this weekend

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Eilen Jewell “Soul Kitchen” – breakin’ on through to the other side

June 26, 2026 0
We’re having a bit of an Eilen Jewell moment at the… er… moment. Yeah, new sounds, reflecting on old sounds, it’s all been happening. And here we are again with another new recording as Eilen Jewell […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Maya de Vitry “Nobody Else”

June 26, 2026 0
Nobody Else is the latest single from Nashville-based musician Maya de Vitry. The lush, layered arrangement features Jo Schornikow’s sustained keys and twisting, bending notes of pedal steel from Spencer Cullum, sounding both sweetly melodic and […]
Rising Appalachia at FloydeFesr, Floyd, Virginia 22 nd July 2010
Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

June 25, 2026 1
We experience music typically either at a show or on record.  The live album is the device by which artists and labels attempt to bridge the two.  The types of live album vary.  There are shows […]

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  • Video Premiere: Maya de Vitry “Nobody Else”
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  • Preview: Everywhere At Once festival at 400+ grass roots venues this weekend
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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We’re entering that point in December when it is likely that there has already been the opportunity for hitting the festive-themed sandwiches heavily, or stacking high the Winterval pizza offerings, or to have had the first […]
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Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Albert Hall, Manchester, 25th October 2017

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The resplendent setting of a former Methodist hall in central Manchester was a suitable venue to welcome Jason Isbell back to these shores and an expectant congregation of devotees were not disappointed by an evening that […]
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Fawn “Burden” – Listen

January 13, 2020 0
Fawn is the folk-Americana project of Liverpool based singer-songwriter Ilana Zsigmond, born in England but brought up mainly in in New Haven, Connecticut by parents who were themselves touring musicians.  ‘Burden’ is a song about overcoming […]

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