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William Poyer “Forgiven”

March 29, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
British Roots displayed by Welsh via Mexico singer-songwriter. William Poyer is a Welsh singer-songwriter who currently resides in Mexico. Having moved there in 2013, he wrote and produced his 2016 debut album ‘Born Lucky‘ in North […]
Book Reviews

Book Review – Ruarri Joseph “William the Conqueror”

March 29, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
A debut novel offers a dark look at the music business. Where does this novel diverge from biography and into the free play of imagination? It’s a question one can’t help addressing whilst reading ‘William the […]
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Paul Brady announces album date with brand new single

March 29, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Irish legend Paul Brady has announced his latest album, ‘Maybe So‘, which will be released on April 22nd on Proper Records. This, his approximately twentieth solo studio album, was recorded during the lockdown in his home […]
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Hammertowne “I’ll Blame It On The Rain” – beating on the window like a memory…

March 29, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s the metrological effect that gets more than it’s fair share of criticism – for every ‘Pennies from Heaven‘ there are a dozen or more ‘Stormy Weather’s.  Bluegrass band Hammertowne at least admit that they’re blaming […]
Videos

Video: Low Lily “Round of Blues”

March 29, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the new single from Low Lily – a beautifully performed cover of Shawn Colvin’s hit ‘Round of Blues’.  The Vermont-based band display excellent musicianship, with Flynn Cohen’s gorgeous acoustic guitar-work going back and forth in […]

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Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

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The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

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AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

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Album Art Sophie Wellington Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still

Sophie Wellington “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”

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Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

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Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

July 9, 2026 1
It’s been two years since we updated our list of the essential podcasts in our part of the musical forest, and as podcasts do come and go on occasion, it seemed like a good time before […]
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The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

July 9, 2026 0
Cooking Vinyl has released the single You May Offend, the title track from The Proclaimers’ new album. It is brothers Craig and Charlie Reid’s first album since 2022’s hugely acclaimed Denture’s Out. Their 13th studio album’s […]
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AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

July 9, 2026 0
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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  • Sophie Wellington “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”
  • Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026
  • Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not
  • Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”
  • Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”
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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 […]
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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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Dirty Dozen: The Roseline

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The Roseline is the musical moniker of singer/songwriter Colin Halliburton, and a myriad collaborators. Over the course of ten years and five albums, The Roseline has forged a sound that is at once familiar and singular. […]
Album Reviews

Kaia Kater “Grenades” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2019)

December 20, 2018 0
‘Grenades,’ the excellent second record from Grenadian-Canadian Kaia Kater comes with an intriguing back story. The singer-songwriter decided to explore her father’s Grenadian roots and it sets an interesting platform upon which the record is built. Having […]
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Lee Rogers “Gameblood”

May 27, 2022 0
A curiously uneven album from Lee Rogers Lee Rogers released his full-length first album in 2006 so it’s taken over sixteen years to release his second ‘Gameblood’  which is quite a wait for his fans.  There […]

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