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St Mary, St Michael “Whisky And Silence” – Listen

October 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s song is timely and looks like being timely for some time to come: it’s a Covid release.  Taken from the recent ‘Time is Standing Still‘ EP by St Mary, St Michael it’s a song that […]
News

The Mavericks band member “assaulted for speaking Spanish”

October 7, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
A member of Latin country-rock band The Mavericks has reported being assaulted over the weekend “for speaking Spanish.” Trumpet player Lorenzo Molina Ruiz described an assault that he and his friend Orlando Morales endured while at […]
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Video: Sam Burton “I Am No Moon”

October 7, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the third single from Sam Burton’s forthcoming album, ‘I Can Go With You’, which is due out on 30th October.  This is a typically introspective, atmospheric song, featuring Burton’s moodily evocative vocal.  The Palestinian […]
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Interview: Austin Lucas on songwriting, activism and punk’s impact on the world

October 6, 2020 Martin Johnson 0
With the impending US Presidential election, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and the worldwide social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed appropriate for Americana UK to talk again to musician […]
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Eli Winter “Maroon” – Listen

October 6, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Eli Winter is a guitarist from Chicago who is as happy on 6 or 12 strings, and will switch to lap guitars in the blink of an eye.  His new album ‘Unbecoming’ sees Winter leading a band […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1
Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]
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Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

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A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]
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Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0
Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”
  • Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”
  • Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October
  • Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album
  • Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 248 “Too much good stuff…”
  • Jim James “Wowed Out” – wow, wow, wow – unbelievable
  • Video Premiere: Brock Davis “All of You”
  • Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”
  • Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free
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Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

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Will Johnson and members of Magnolia Electric Co. to issue new recordings

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In September, Magnolia and Johnson Electric Co. will pay tribute to their work with the late Jason Molina and release a 7” single of ‘Wooden Heart’ b/w ‘Twenty Cycles To The Ground’, as well as perform […]
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The Song Remains: Shane MacGowan (1957-2023)

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Irish cultural icon status should not obscure his artistic gifts as a sublime lyricist. Anyone catching the mainstream media on 30th November 2023 could not fail to be moved by the tributes to Shane MacGowan following […]
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Live Review: Andrew Combs, The Railway Inn, Winchester – 25th August 2022

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Tonight’s Winchester Railway show marked not only the start of a small UK jaunt, but the first post lockdown shows for Andrew Combs and along with that, the very first live airings anywhere of his just […]

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