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Oregon’s Anna Tivel releases new record “Animal Poem” late summer 2025

June 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter Anna Tivel has announced the release of her new album “Animal Poem” on 29th August 2025 via Fluff & Gravy Records. “Animal Poem” is Tivel’s seventh studio full-length of all new, original material. […]
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Classic Clips: Rich Hopkins & Luminarios “Paraguay” – Norderstedt, 2019

June 20, 2025 Tim Martin 1
Having done a two-year stint with the Peace Corps in Paraguay during his youth, Rich Hopkins returned to meet the family he had been involved with in the 1990s. That resulted in his album “Paraguay”, which […]
Tift Merritt
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Tift Merritt reissues “Tambourine” along with companion of demos and home recordings

June 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2
Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough album “Tambourine” with a two-part release arriving on 29th August 2025 via One Riot Records. The release is made up of the vinyl reissue of […]
Album Reviews

Sam Kelly “Dreamers Dawn”

June 20, 2025 Michael Macy 0
Folk meets pop in new release, and pop comes out on top. Sam Kelly’s new album “Dreamers Dawn” packs power into folk pop. It focuses on original songs, while not always achieving the same depth in […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: JP Harris + Jack Browning, The Lexington, London, 3rd June 2025

June 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2
The Lexington welcomed JP Harris back with his full band in tow, ready to give an evening of rocking country tunes in styles that predate the big-hat, big-arena styles of the Eighties. There would be honky-tonk, […]

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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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Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

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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
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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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Jerry David DeCicca “Burning Daylight” (Super Secret Records, 2018)

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As a teenager Jerry David DeCicca had, by his own admission, an obsession with 40 something year old singer-songwriters. Listening to the likes of Reed, Zevon, Petty, Dylan and Springsteen informed the musical direction he was […]
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Video: Bruce Springsteen “Open All Night (Live at Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ)”

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This is a wonderful time to be a Bruce Springsteen fan. Previously unheard material and enhanced re-releases abound, giving a remarkable insight into his writing and recording process, as well as a glimpse into an alternate […]
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Josh McGovern “Weight” – Listen

July 23, 2018 0
The new single from Brighton singer/songwriter Josh McGovern, ‘Weight’ is a beautifully haunting piece of dark alt-folk/Americana addressing mental health. The song features Josh’s vocals pairing with some rather lovely harmonies alongside lush string and brass […]

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