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  • [ September 22, 2026 ] Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County” Album Reviews
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  • [ September 22, 2026 ] Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting Videos
  • [ September 21, 2026 ] Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music Features
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Live Reviews

Live review: Rachael Sage + Fiona Harte – Green Note, Camden, London 17th August 2022

August 26, 2022 David Chalfen 0
With a back catalogue of  14 albums spanning across almost three decades, tonight’s act has no shortage of material and whilst her own press release labels her as alternative pop, to this reviewer’s ears her oeuvre […]
Book Reviews

Paperback Riders – Robert Palmer “Deep Blues”

August 26, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Having read the brilliant review of Mat Callahan’s ‘Songs of Slavery and Emancipation’ from Rick Bayles and Paul Kerr recently, it seemed like a good idea to look at one of the most vivid pictures of […]
News

Matt Owens announces third solo album, begins UK tour

August 26, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Having kicked off the summer at his curated stages at Glastonbury and Americana Fest in Bath, singer-songwriter Matt Owens and his band The Delusional Vanity Project have announced the “Pretending That Nothing Has Changed At All” […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Jeremy Nail “Behind The Headlights”

August 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Americana UK are proud to share the title track of Jeremy Nail’s new – and fifth –  album, which is released today.  It sees the Austin based musician moving forward in the topics he wants to […]
Videos

Video: John Prine “Summer’s End”

August 26, 2022 Andrew Frolish 2
As the summer holidays draw to a close, ‘retro Friday’ takes us back – not too far – to John Prine’s instant classic ‘Summer’s End’.  John Prine needs no introduction to AUK readers and this song, […]

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Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

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Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

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Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

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Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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Album Reviews

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

September 22, 2026 0
Virginian alt-country band transitions into indie rock on their fourth full-length outing. Dogwood Tales celebrate ten years as a band with the release of their 4th full length album, entitled Every Star in Rockingham County, and […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

September 22, 2026 0
On his new song, Gary Marks turns his songwriter vision on recent events in his homeland, starting from an unprecedented riot in Washington to the, perhaps, surprising eventual fallout from that event. As Marks explains: “I […]
Videos

Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

September 22, 2026 0
Here’s the absorbing new single from Prinz Grizzley, also known as singer-songwriter Chris Comper. A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling) has sparse beginnings, but the musical tension builds dramatically as Comper delivers an incredibly intense […]

  • Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”
  • Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”
  • Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting
  • Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music
  • Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”
  • For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”
  • Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now
  • Paper Verses “Windstill”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”
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  • Ian C Rothery: Excellent article Tim.
  • Michael: Ahh, that's terrible Keith. Seen you at gigs more than once in that jacket and it was one of a…

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Behind the Songs

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 […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
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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Goodnight Texas “The Lightning And The Old Man Todd” – nurture or nature?

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