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Pick of the Political Pops: Wilco “Just Say Goodbye”

January 22, 2021 Paul Villers 1
So he’s gone then – your part Scottish, part German fellah orange of skin and bouffant of hair. He made sure that they executed some people and that he pardoned some others before he went off. […]
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AmericanaFest is (virtually) coming

January 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1
We’re having a party ! Well, strictly speaking the Americana Music Association UK is having a party – but we’re going to be crashing in as much as we possibly can.  It’s true that due to […]
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Sweetbreads “Wanderer” – Listen

January 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Sweetbreads are a Brooklyn based band led by Melody Stolpp in collaboration with fellow musician Nick Watt with a rotating cast of support musicians.  The line-up at present is completed by  Owen Liza Winter on drums […]
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Video: Kung Fu Hippies “Northwoods Boy”

January 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the first original single release of 2021 from the Minneapolis-based Kung Fu Hippies.  Their homegrown brand of Americana rock is infectious, with a rhythmic acoustic strum and strong percussion and bass lines driving the […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Kimberly Bright

January 21, 2021 Clint West 3
We’ve heard a lot about “light at the end of the tunnel” recently. For 20 years AUK has been vaccinating readers against the harmful effects of cheesy music by injecting a large dose of cool americana […]

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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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

March 27, 2026 4
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 […]

  • Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!
  • Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”
  • Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May
  • Michael Weston King “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
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”

March 12, 2026 0
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”

March 11, 2026 2
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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Cohen’s first album in six years delivers a dreamy collage of echoes and sonic souvenirs, but little substance. Originally from San Francisco, singer-songwriter and model Hannah Cohen comes from a family of writers and musicians. Her […]
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Intimate relatable record from UK based outfit. It has been four years now since we had a chance to hear something from Matt Hegarty and his Matthew & The Atlas. Now, Hegarty and the band return […]
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Scottish indie-folksters Frightened Rabbit have ripped into the Tories after last week’s election loss by sharing the new track “Fields of Wheat” on Soundcloud which asks: “Are you ready for the pinch you’ll feel, the fractured […]

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