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Album Reviews

Hayes Carll “You Get It All”

December 3, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
Eighth album, business as usual for multi-award winner. Hayes Carll ploughs a rarified furrow in the world of Americana – oft compared with Prine and Dylan for his ability to craft a song with deeper than […]
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Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win a copy of the new Paul Kelly Christmas album!

December 3, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today for AUK supporters, which includes a bonus exclusive subscribers playlist “The Best Americana I’ve Heard All Year – […]
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Video: Simon Felice “No Tomorrows”

December 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Ah, Simone Felice – yes there’ll be a look from the less-sunny side of the street, and this song specifically is about death so not the most handclapping cheerful topic.  But there’s also the questioning of […]
Album Reviews

Emily Scott Robinson “American Siren”

December 3, 2021 Clint West 1
An impressive album of faultless country-folk from the newest recruit to John Prine’s Oh Boy label. To say that John Prine’s Oh Boy label is selective in choosing its artists would be something of an understatement. […]
News

Gretchen Peters announces UK 2022 tour

December 3, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
Nashville Hall of Famer Gretchen Peters has announced an extensive tour of the UK. The two-month-long tour will start March 2022 and generously includes 18 locations across England, Scotland and Wales. The tour is not in […]

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Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2
One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]
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Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 1
Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0
Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
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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Masterful songwriting. Having been raised in the Highlands listening to Scottish folklore and music, Malcolm MacWatt writes with a traditional style and superlative lyrics. Settler is a charming album written and played entirely by MacWatt except […]

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