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Live Review: Ian Prowse, West Hampstead Arts and Social Club, 5th November 2021

November 16, 2021 David Chalfen 0
Having kicked off the AUK columns for November with a 4000+ word interview, it’s fair to say that this website clearly has plenty of time for Ian Prowse, and indeed vice versa. Pitching up in North […]
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Natalie Jane Hill “Solely”

November 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Natalie Jane Hill moves into a rarefied folk echelon, and more than justifies her place there. On her second album Natalie Jane Hill provides an eloquent statement of what “less is more” really means, bringing her […]
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Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke “A Place Like Home”

November 16, 2021 Richard Phillips 0
Poetic musings for an age of isolation. A beginning, an end. The click and whirl of a tape machine starting to revolve signify the former whilst the powering down of the same machine signify the latter […]
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North Mississippi Allstars “Set Sail (Part 1)” – Better lands, better times coming in to view

November 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Coming from the rockier and yes even funkier end of the Americana spectrum, North Mississippi Allstars have been mining their groove for twenty-five years now, with a dozen albums to their name.  Their next release is […]
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Video Premiere: The Miners “Without You”

November 16, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
The debut full-length album from The Miners has been a long time coming.  It’s taken the best part of a decade to put together the songs on ‘Megunticook’, the follow-up to the 2012 EP ‘Miners’ Rebellion’.  Frontman […]

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Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, an exciting day for us as we announce full details for our 25 year event which takes place in Liverpool later this year – you can find more […]
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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Video: Alice Di Micele “Reverse the Flow”

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‘Reverse the Flow’ by Oregon-based songwriter Alice Di Micele is a heartfelt song, aiming to encourage positivity in challenging times. Offering hopefulness through her uplifting words, Di Micele is searching for perspective and seeking consensus: “Every […]
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Sturgill Simpson says “Why Not?” to touring the UK and Europe in 2025

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AUK says ” Brilliant News, Sturgill!” Sturgill Simpson will make his long-awaited live return to the UK and Europe next year, under his new name Johnny Blue Skies and touring under the banner of the ‘Why […]
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The Supreme Art of Nothing “This Is How It Goes” (Whack Shack Recordings, 2020)

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The Supreme Art of Nothing are a musical project created by Nico and Andi Crutwell-Jones. Both are seasoned music industry professionals with separate and varied careers. Whilst Andi has been a writer, composer, musician and sometime […]

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