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Video Premiere: Jesse Lynn Madera “Sweet Pretender”

October 24, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Houston-raised singer-songwriter Jesse Lynn Madera has released ‘Sweet Pretender’, another engaging single and video.  This song, co-written with her friend Rob McCulloch, is designed to get you moving.  Atmospheric guitar from Brian Whelan (Dwight Yoakum) simmers […]
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AUK’s Monthly EP’s Round-Up – October 2024

October 23, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Well here we are again dear readers. The lazy sun may require a little longer to rise these mornings while the arrival of dusks descends upon us with a little more stealth each evening, all signposting […]
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Benjamin Booker returns with first album in seven years

October 23, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Benjamin Booker has announced the release of his third album “Lower” on 24th January 2025 through Fire Next Time Records via Thirty Tigers.  The album, co-produced by Booker with underground hip-hop mastermind Kenny Segal (Armand Hammer, […]
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Niall Thomas “False Tide”

October 23, 2024 Tony Burke 0
Ten self-penned songs by Dublin-based singer/songwriter with tracks reminiscent of The Jayhawks and Wilco. This is Niall Thomas’ third album, released on vinyl and download and a follow-up to his ‘Night Sky Blue’ from 2018. Making […]
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Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms announce release of latest album “Gold In Your Pocket”

October 23, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Acoustic country duo Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, will be releasing their new album, “Gold In Your Pocket”, on 15th November 2024 via Free Dirt Records. Hailing from Washington State, Caleb Klauder from the coastal San […]

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for 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 on Saturday […]
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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, an exciting day for us as we announce full details for our 25 year event which takes place in Liverpool later this year – you can find more […]
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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
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 […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
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 […]
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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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A past winner of the AUK readers’ Poll for Male Performer Of The Year, Nathan Bell has been a firm favourite in roots venues in the UK and in Europe ever since he ventured over here […]

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