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Mike Stevens “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” – Wow

April 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 2
Yes, wow.  It’s been a while since the never called that “Americana UK Midweek Instrumental Chill Out Zone“, but here we are, it’s midweek, a tough week (aren’t they all?) and boy could we do with […]
Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son
Videos

Video: Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son “Lay It On Me”

April 27, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0
‘Lay It On Me’ is an earnest slow burn of a song that builds to a rousing, anthemic guitar solo and finale.  Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son deliver a heartfelt performance that nods to their […]
Album cover art for The Weight Band's Shines Like Gold
Album Reviews

The Weight Band “Shines Like Gold”

April 27, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
The Weight Band keep The Band’s flame burning brightly while retaining their own originality. The Weight Band has only been together for nine years but the members are long-standing members of the Americana community. Guitarist Jim […]
Album Reviews

Tray Wellington “Black Banjo”

April 27, 2022 Tim Martin 0
A bold bluegrass album that moves the music in new directions, taking some risks and winning with nearly all of them. Tray Wellington opens his debut album with a typical Bluegrass Banjo showcase ‘Crooked Mind’. Following […]
Tracks

iskwē And Tom Wilson “Long Way Down” – prelude to a new album!

April 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
iskwē And Tom Wilson return with a recording from their upcoming album ‘Mother Love‘ which expands on the perhaps unlikely duos’ earlier recordings ‘Starless Nights‘ and ‘Blue Moon Drive‘ which made such an impression in 2020 […]

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Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

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The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

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CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

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Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

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Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

July 8, 2026 0
Jason McNiff has announced the release of his latest album, Ten Blue Songs, his 10th, and, despite the melancholy title, he assures us it is a record of celebration, a celebration of the musical life he […]
Tracks

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

July 8, 2026 0
  Those of you familiar with us will know that we are a website based in the People’s Republic of Liverpool and so we’re always happy to feature music on our wavelength from around these parts […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

July 8, 2026 0
With nearly two decades of songwriting under his belt, Clayton Chaney feels more connected than ever to his craft, offering some incredibly heartfelt, pensive, and witty songs grounded in real human experience. “I try to keep […]

  • Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”
  • The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney
  • CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”
  • Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026
  • Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk
  • Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction
  • Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations
  • George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”
  • JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Classic Americana Compilations: Various Artists “Real: The Tom T. Hall Project” (Sire, 1998)

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There are musical moments in your life that are of such significance that you will remember them forever. I recall buying my first record, going to my first gig and lying in bed as a 15-year-old […]
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Jaime Wyatt “Felony Blues” (Forty Below Records, 2017)

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“I stayed out of trouble most the time in jail” is, in its honesty and openness, as stark and discomforting a statement as you would expect an artist to make when describing how they came to […]
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Laura C Brown “Hummingbird” – Listen

August 30, 2018 0
Laura C Brown’s new single ‘Hummingbird‘ represents a poignant moment – after singing in bands and musical theatre she was struck in 2013 with a life changing illness – losing the ability to speak and affected […]

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