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Essentials: The top 10 The Waterboys songs

May 27, 2021 Viv Fish 10
The Waterboys have been a stalwart on the music scene for the best part of forty years. From first seeing them live in 1985, at Leeds Polytechnic (as it was then), to most recently in 2018, […]
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Dusty Wright “Tree Of Life” – Listen to the rumbling rock

May 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
We featured Dusty Wright a few weeks ago with his cover of a song from The Dead, and here he is again with a song about Life.  The ‘Tree of Life‘ is on one part an […]
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Reigning Sound “A Little More Time with Reigning Sound”

May 27, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0
Cartwright returns to Memphis for this collection of minimalist garage rock, pop, and country-tinged soul. ‘A Little More Time with Reigning Sound’ is the band’s seventh album and newest since 2014’s ‘Shattered.’ With the help of […]
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Interview: The Mighty Oak’s discuss their international credentials and new record “Mexico”

May 27, 2021 Martin Johnson 0
Why Germany is a good place to play music and the benefits of making an album during a pandemic. Regular readers of Americana UK will know that periodically we feature americana artists from Europe to bring […]
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Watch the video for Yola’s new single “Stand For Myself”

May 27, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Yola has today released the video for the title track of her new album ‘Stand For Myself’ which will be released via Easy Eye Sound here in the UK on July 30th. The single’s video, directed […]

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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

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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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