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Jenny Don’t And The Spurs “Fire On The Ridge” – Heading out…West

March 21, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
What is the sound that Jenny Don’t and the Spurs make?  There’s an unmistakable Western themes twang to it.  There’s some garage rock attitude and rawness.  And it is exuberant, this is not a band of […]
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Noah Derksen “Sanctity of Silence”

March 21, 2023 Tim Martin 0
An album which needs time to reveal the quality of the songwriting. Noah Derkson’s Bandcamp page presents his view of himself and his music. “Born and raised in the heart of the Canadian prairies and maturing […]
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Kate Rusby has an upcoming Spring Tour

March 21, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
With barely time to get home and put her feet up with a cup of tea (other beverages are available) after her Winter tour, Kate Rusby has announced the details of her Spring 2023 tour across […]
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The New Pornographers “Continue As A Guest”

March 21, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0
A.C. Newman looks for refuge from a chaotic world on the latest New Pornographers release, which includes a long-distance collaboration with Sadie Dupuis from Speedy Ortiz. What began as a splinter group, collective side project, or […]
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BC Camplight “The Last Rotation Of Earth” – The End is Nigh

March 21, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Brian “BC Camplight” Christinzio has a new album out on Bella Union on May 12th, of which this is the title track.  Hard to characterise, quirky singer-songwriter is hardly a genre – maybe think of a […]

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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of 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 later this year on Saturday November […]
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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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Bluegrass is not a single sound, there are all kinds of bluegrass bands – super fast and wild, jokey entertainers, showcasers of one of the solo taking instruments, city slicker bluegrass, high lonesome bluegrass amongst others.  […]
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I See Hawks In LA have huge summer tour of the UK

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Earlier this year I See Hawks In LA brought out a new album,  ‘Live and Never Learn‘,  a full and long five years after their previous masterpiece ‘Mystery Drug‘.  The new album drew on recent hard […]
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Well, ok, it looks like this is going to be roots rock week – who knew?  This latest single from Mac Leaphart is the third taken from the new album ‘Motel Breakfast‘ which is set for […]

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