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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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Andrew Bird Christmas album covers John Prine, Handsomes and more

October 6, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Andrew Bird has just announced the release of ‘Hark!’, a brand new Christmas album out October 30th on Loma Vista Recordings. Building upon last year’s EP of the same name, the thirteen-song set delivers freshly recorded […]

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Tom Blackwell “Memphis Volume V” (Spoonful, 2020)

October 6, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

Tom Blackwell is his own man. A roaming, itinerant past has brought him to his Liverpool base via a number of stopovers, the most important and relevant of which would be Nashville. But, being that he […]

Features

‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Dan Friese

October 6, 2020 Clint West 0

Welcome to the second of our new ‘The Twang Factor’ series in which AUK aims to provide a showcase for some of the best new and emerging artists around. Each week we will bring you a […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Western States “Someone To Blame” – there’s a lot to spread around

October 5, 2023 0

The latest single from Western States hit the road on September 22nd, and it’s a fairly angry song.  Ok, it’s a very angry song as you’ll probably notice from the opening lines “Oh to that Son […]

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Video: Harrow Fair “Seat at the Table”

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We begin the week with ‘Seat at the Table’ from Harrow Fair, taken from the duo’s brand new album, ‘Sins We Made’.   The voices of Miranda Mulholland and Andrew Penner blend and complement one another […]

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Swimming Bell “Take It Easy” – Easy on me, easy on you

October 13, 2023 0

The latest track from LA-based songwriter Katie Schottland’s Swimming Bell project, ‘Take It Easy’ is a gentle ode to shaking off the serious aspects of life and trying to be kind to yourself and others in […]

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