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Live Reviews

Live Review: Gangstagrass, Oslo, London – 27th July 2023

August 8, 2023 Richard Parkinson 2
Gangstagrass returned to London as part of a European tour and on their way to a slot at the 2023 Cambridge Folk Festival.  The trip seems to have been eventful as they thanked their tour manager […]
Album Reviews

Jill Andrews “Modern Age”

August 8, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
A good album that lacks immediate impact. Jill Andrews isn’t that well known in the UK but her profile has been steadily growing, particularly back in her native U.S.A. She was a founding member of folk/alt-country […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Jerry Joseph “The Man Who Would Be King”

August 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
What do we think of Jerry Joseph?  Well, whilst setting up the date for today’s premiere of the title track of his new album the following phrase was used: “would absolutely want to premiere any song by […]
Videos

Video: Allison Russell “Stay Right Here”

August 8, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
In the world of Americana, four-times GRAMMY-nominated Allison Russell is one of the most compelling artists around.  Here is recent single ‘Stay Right Here’ from the songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist. It’s taken from forthcoming album […]
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Buddy & Julie Miller “Don’t Make Her Cry” – Listen to their new co-pen with Dylan

August 7, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Buddy & Julie Miller will release their new album ‘In The Throes’ on September 22nd via New West Records and they’ve released another song from it today – Julie wrote every song on the album with […]

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Save the date – Americana 25 will celebrate 25 years of Americana UK in Liverpool in November!

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AUK celebrates with an event in Liverpool city centre on Saturday November 28th. Well, unbelievably, it was a quarter of a century ago that Americana UK first came into existence as a one-man operation run from a […]
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There are very few artists who are as consistently excellent across a whole career as Lyle Lovett. He marries sharp, witty observations with immaculate musicianship, starting with his eponymous debut record and going right up to […]
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Album Reviews

AUK’s EP Round-Up – March 2026

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Here we are in March, and spring has well and truly sprung in this part of the northern hemisphere, after what had felt like endless weeks of grey days and continuous precipitation. So, what better way […]

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  • Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines”
  • Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff
  • Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck to release traditional collaboration in May 2026
  • The Sarandons “Long Way Home”
  • Sam Grassie “Burning Of Auchindoun” – flames take you, and be damned
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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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”

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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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Buford Pope “The Waiting Game” (Unchained Records, 2019)

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Buford Pope is a name that immediately conjures up images of the Deep South, and there are a dozen small cities called Buford scattered around those states. Bufords fought for the American Revolution, and on both […]
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Bill Kirchen and Austin de Lone announces new album, UK dates

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Bill Kirchen and Austin de Lone have teamed up for their joint new album “Transatlantica” which comes out on 3rd March, uniting the pioneers of two major musical movements after decades of playing together – reggae […]
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Video: Don Amero “What Were You Thinking”

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Check out the emotive new single from JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter Don Amero.  Lyrically heartbreaking, “What Were You Thinking” explores deep feelings of loss.  Amero’s ranging voice is plaintive, vulnerable and carries us through a flowing tune over […]

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