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Jerry Lehane “Runaway With You” – Listen

August 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Nearly thirty years after they were recorded Jerry Lehana, of Boston’s The Dogmatics, is releasing an EP of five songs recorded just after the band came to a sudden halt with the death of bassist Paul […]
Videos

Video: Ian Bailey “TV Land”

August 25, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the second ‘lockdown session’ video from Preston singer-songwriter Ian Bailey.  ‘TV Land’ was originally recorded as a solo acoustic song for ‘Empty Fields’, Bailey’s well-regarded 2014 album.  The new version, recorded deep into the […]
Interviews

Interview: Emma John on her journey to find the beating heart of bluegrass

August 24, 2020 Rick Bayles 0
Author Emma John talks to Americana UK’s Rick Bayles about her experiences in the Appalachian Mountains and gives readers an opportunity to win a copy of her acclaimed book, ‘Wayfaring Stranger’. The book is about her […]
Features

AUK’s Chain Gang: Benjamin Tod “The Mountain”

August 24, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0
In last week’s instalment of the Chain Gang, Tim Newby described the connections between Ola Belle Reed’s ‘High on a Mountain’ and Roy Acuff’s ‘Wreck on the Highway’ as “tenuous”. In contrast, the connections between Reed’s […]
Features

VERSIONS – “All Along the Watchtower”

August 24, 2020 Paul Villers 6
Here’s another in our VERSIONS series in which we take a song and examine it from different angles, different positions and different viewpoints. This time Jonathan Aird does the forensics on ‘All Along The Watchtower’.

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

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Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

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Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]
Leah Blevins
Live Reviews

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0
Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]
Album Reviews

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0
Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

  • Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”
  • Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026
  • Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”
  • Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album
  • Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975
  • Fruit Bats “The Landfill”
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  • Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
Interviews

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
Interviews

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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Ben Bedford “Portraits” (Cavalier Recordings, 2020)

September 9, 2020 0
“I hope this retrospective proves to be an enjoyable introduction for the uninitiate, as well as a satisfying listening experience for the long-time fan.” So writes Mr Ben Bedford himself, succinctly self-reviewing. That his prose flows […]
Tracks

Fust “Trouble” – constant companion

June 20, 2023 0
For Fust – a six-piece band from Durham, North Carolina consisting of Aaron Dowdy, Oliver Child-Lanning, Frank Meadows, Justin Morris, Avery Sullivan, and John Wallace – ‘Trouble‘ is less their middle name and more an awkward […]
Videos

Video Premiere: The Delines “Kid Codeine”

January 13, 2022 0
Americana UK favourites The Delines received much critical acclaim for their wonderfully soulful 2019 album ‘The Imperial’.  Rightly praised, this was an album that set a very high standard for cinematic storytelling and song-writing, justifiably garnering […]

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