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Video: Dawes “House Parties”

August 5, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the new single from the brilliant Dawes.  ‘House Parties’ is an upbeat song with warm bass and a great groove, ready for your summer playlist.  It’s about good times and a sense of belonging, themes […]
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Something for the weekend: Sean Stemaly “Smoke in the Sky”

August 2, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s us done for another week dearest of readers – if you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will drop at 5 this afternoon. We have to give a shout out too to the new […]
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Kasey Chambers – new album, new book, not a dickhead

August 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The award-winning singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers has unveiled an interesting suite of new material – kicking off with the announcement of her book “Just Don’t Be A Dickhead” (Hardie Grant Books). The material has informed and inspired […]
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Vive La France – A new Americana Festival makes its debut in September with a one day bash

August 2, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
The Eldorado Americana Festival is a new event billed as dedicated to American music (folk, country, rock, blues, soul etc.). It has been devised and curated by Michel Pampelune, a leading advocate of Americana who has […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 151 “The Cricket”

August 2, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Went to the Test match last week in Birmingham. Had a brilliant time, however, my travelling companion had decided that it would be an ‘interesting’ experience if we joined the ranks of the Barmy Army in […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0
It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]
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Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0
Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]
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Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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  • Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”
  • Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart
  • Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”
  • Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”
  • Vox Continental: September 2026
  • Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons
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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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Video: Winter Wilson “Far Off On The Horizon”

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The title track from Winter Wilson’s latest album and very lovely it is too.  You can catch them on tour with Fairport Convention throughout January and February.

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