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Interview: Aoife O’Donovan on “All My Friends” coming to the Barbican

June 4, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
Folk music is music for the people and is the best genre fit for an eclectic artist. Aoife O’Donovan’s latest album ‘All My Friends’ is a celebration of America’s 19th Amendment and the history of women’s […]
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Album Reviews

Aaron Thomas “Human Patterns”

June 4, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 0
A well-crafted and engaging exploration of love, life, and loss. Aaron Thomas is an Australian singer-songwriter who is a new name to this reviewer but has been around for some time, this being his fourth album. […]
News

Lone Horse Tyler Ramsey announces full European tour for the autumn

June 4, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Hoof it down to your local ticket agency as Tyler Ramsey, the former lead guitarist of Band of Horses, has announced a full European tour in support of his ‘New Lost Ages’ album released in February. […]
Columns

Clint West’s Americana Plus: Are You Ready for Some Country?

June 4, 2024 Clint West 0
Lately I’ve been broadcasting ‘Clint West’s Americana Plus’ from the new Studio 2 at the Lancashire School of Rock just north of Manchester.  However, the transfer from Studio 1 has not been without some teething problems. […]
News

New Orleans based singer-songwriter Esther Rose UK tour dates announced

June 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Esther Rose recently featured in one of Americana UK’s ‘More People Should Really Know About’ feature. AUK’s Clint West wrote: “Despite being on a clear upward trajectory. Esther Rose has not yet reached the level of […]

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

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Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]
Leah Blevins
Live Reviews

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0
Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]
Album Reviews

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0
Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

  • Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”
  • Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026
  • Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”
  • Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album
  • Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
Interviews

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Various Artists “Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits” (Dualtone Music, 2019)

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Tom Waits is an oft covered songwriter, perhaps surprisingly so for such an individual artist. Everyone from The Ramones to the Carolina Chocolate Drops have taken on Waits songs at one time or another. This new […]
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JJ Shiplett “Oleander” – A Meditation on living a balanced life

February 1, 2024 0
Meditative and moving, ‘Oleander’ is the new single from JJ Shiplett.  A plaintive guitar melody carries through the tune as Shiplett’s vocals become more and more emotional.  The rhythm section of Jeremy Friesen and Jay Stewart […]
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Jenny Don’t And The Spurs “Fire On The Ridge” – Heading out…West

March 21, 2023 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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