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Video: William The Conqueror “Quiet Life”

January 21, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
William The Conqueror have announced their new album, ‘Maverick Thinker’, will be released on 5th March.  To coincide with the good news, they have revealed a new single, ‘Quiet Life’, to whet the appetite.  To record […]
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Terry Clarke “Walk Like a King: Songs For Dylan Thomas”

January 20, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0
A Thoughtful and Sincere Meditation on a Great Poet. It’s sad that much can be learnt about Terry Clarke by way of the obituaries that followed his passing, in April 2020, at the age of 72. […]
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Interview : One Hundred Years Of Songitude with Peter Stampfel

January 20, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
The legendary Peter Stampfel talks to AUK about his magnum opus, 100 songs plucked from all 100 years of the 20th Century As one-half of the legendary Holy Modal Rounders, Peter Stampfel was one of the […]
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Merry Hell “Emergency Lullabies”

January 20, 2021 Martin Johnson 0
A contemporary Wigan folk-rock album that covers current issues and manages to sound live even when recorded under COVID constraints Wigan’s Merry Hell are at the folk end of the AUK musical spectrum and are considered […]
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10 americana songs about horses

January 20, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 10
Here we have another in the ‘ten‘ series – ten songs with horses as the subject.  You might think there would be dozens and for all I know there are – but I certainly spent some […]

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

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

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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Preview: Joe Martin to release new record and play spring and autumn UK tours

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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”

March 27, 2026 0
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

March 27, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

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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