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Live Reviews

Live Review: The Sheepdogs + The Commoners, Islington Assembly Hall, London – 5th December 2024

December 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A squally night, presaging the storms to come, led to a wet arrival at the Islington Assembly Hall.  It was a rushed arrival as well thanks to the vagaries of the Rail Network.  But the hall […]
Continental Shift

Continental Shift 4. Germany

December 12, 2024 Rick Bayles 5
Americana in one of Europe’s largest music markets. We’re now into the second half of this series and it marks a move away from those countries where americana music is quite marginalised to a set of […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Ben Stubbs

December 12, 2024 Dean Nardi 0
It’s a shame that so many excellent singer/songwriters go underappreciated by those who purchase or stream music. That’s something we would like to help rectify by presenting this top-notch 15 minutes of original songs from Ben […]
Tracks

Echo Valley “Crabbuckit” –

December 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Some bands would have gone for the easy choice – The Andersons – since Echo Valley are a family affair:  Elizabeth Anderson on lead vocal and acoustic guitar, Olivia Anderson (banjo) and Emily Anderson (fiddle) on […]
Videos

Video Review of the Year 2024

December 12, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Here we are again, hurtling towards another Christmas and another year.  Time flies when we’re having fun, so 2024 must have been a good one.  An election in the UK gave me some hope.  An election […]

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Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

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Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter

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Album Reviews

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

September 23, 2026 0
Levi Foster takes his yarn-spinning country tunes to the heart of Hollywood. After two EPs and the success of his critically-acclaimed first album, We Made Fire, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from the likes […]
Tracks

Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand

September 23, 2026 0
Molly & Me is the latest single from the upcoming album from Margo Cilker, Little White Cross, which is out on October 9th via Fossil Records. Molly & Me starts out as a story about a teenage friendship […]
Videos

Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter

September 23, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Bird, aka Janie Price. The Lady Who Reads The Cards is a catchy song, full of melodic hooks that showcase the range of Bird’s clear, controlled voice. Co-written […]

  • Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”
  • Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand
  • Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter
  • Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”
  • Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November
  • More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott
  • Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”
  • Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates
  • Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”
  • Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”
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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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Maverick Festival 2019 adds further names to the line-up

March 8, 2019 0
We leave you this weekend dear reader with news of one of our favourite long-running americana festivals (one of the originals as it were) Maverick which takes place Friday 5th-Sunday 7th July at Easton Farm Park, […]
Album Reviews

Jess Vincent “Lion’s Den” (Kosternurka Records, 2018)

May 11, 2018 0
Jess Vincent and her partner, Jozeph Chowles, have achieved something quite amazing with this record. Between them they have written and produced every track on this album. They’ve also played every instrument and provided all the […]
Dirty Dozens

Dirty Dozen: Jeremy Parsons

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Jeremy Parsons grew up soaking in the sounds of Texas Music in the dance-halls of the Lone Star State. Over the past decade, he has played all over the US and in Europe, including numerous venues […]

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