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Month: April 2020

AUK Mini-Gigs

AUK Mini-Gig Tribute: Luke Sital-Singh Sings John Prine

April 8, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
This morning we woke to the news that John Prine had died due to complications arising from Covid-19.  Prine is so revered for his song-writing and story-telling that many feel devastated by his passing and there […]
Album Reviews

Trudy & Dave “Out Of Our Minds” (Blue Mood Records, 2020)

April 8, 2020 Alan Fitter 0
Trudy & Dave’s debut album ‘Out Of Our Minds’ isn’t accurately speaking Americana as the band hail from Norway but Norwayicana doesn’t really work as a category (and is impossible to say) so if you’re looking […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Ron Pope

April 8, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
We are delighted to share another exclusive ‘mini-gig’ to help keep the music coming in these strange times.  Sharing great artists performing their songs is one small way we can help connect you to the outside […]
Videos

Video Premiere: WhiteWater Ramble “Chaw”

April 8, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the tongue-in-cheek new video from WhiteWater Ramble.  ‘Chaw’ is taken from ‘Pseudonymous’, the recent album release that covers a range of roots genres.  The album is the third studio recording from the group in […]
Album Reviews

Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton “Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2020)

April 8, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
The New York folk scene of the early 1960s is one of those legendary moments in the history of popular music where an explosion of new talent mixed freely with the previously neglected talent of a […]

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]
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Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

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Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]
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Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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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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Track Premiere: Laney Lou And The Bird Dogs “Reeling”

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Bluegrass is not a single sound, there are all kinds of bluegrass bands – super fast and wild, jokey entertainers, showcasers of one of the solo taking instruments, city slicker bluegrass, high lonesome bluegrass amongst others.  […]
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Richard Townend and The Mighty Bosscats “Ticket to Memphis” (Independent, 2020)

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It’s not often that a review of an Americana album features a lead artist whose previous musical life saw him play and tour with a diverse range of stars such as The Platters, Tony Christie, Dana […]
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Gate to Southwell roots festival announces 2017 line-up

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The eleventh Gate To Southwell Festival has announced its line-up and it’s looking pretty ace. Running from Thursday June 8th to Sunday June 11th in rural Nottinghamshire, the festival headliners include the lovely Kate Rusby, and Jon Boden, […]

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