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Carter Sampson “Live at The Blue Door”

March 27, 2025 FredArnold 0
The Queen of Oklahoma re-interprets her back catalogue in a live solo setting with just guitar and her voice. Carter Sampson is Oklahoma through and through – she is even affectionately known as the self-styled Queen […]
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Track Premiere: Kung Fu Hippies “Days Gone By”

March 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Minnesota rock in it’s purest form is what Kung Fu Hippies are aiming at – and on today’s song ‘Days Gone By‘ they certainly achieve it.  An infectious number, likely to spark thoughts of bands like […]
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Video: Charley Crockett “Night Rider”

March 27, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the absorbing new video from the prolific Charley Crockett.  For “Night Rider”, Bobby Cochran has created a typically cinematic visual.  Crockett’s videos often have the quality, look and feel of short films, perfectly complementing his […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Lucinda Williams

March 26, 2025 Fiona Golden 6
AUK has rightfully sung the praises of alt-country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams for years now, and last year, she was voted the number one Americana artist of all time by our readers. With a career spanning 46 […]
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John Hewitt “Which Side Are You On?”

March 26, 2025 Paul Russell 0
Alberta troubadour’s latest – a one man band with masterful lyrics. John Hewitt is a truly committed musician – he’s been playing guitar since he was nine years old and he’s immersed himself in the roots […]

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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!

March 27, 2026 7
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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  • Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”
  • Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May
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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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Loudon Wainwright III announces new 2 disc rarities retrospective

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The literal legend Loudon Wainwright III will release ‘Years in the Making’, a two-disc compendium of 45 years of Loudon’s offbeaten, rare and unissued tracks on September 14th via StorySound Records. Described a true “audio-biography” it includes orphaned album cuts, […]
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Richard Thompson “Acoustic Rarities” (Beewsing Records, 2017)

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Coming a mere 2 months after his other 2017 release ‘Acoustic Classics Vol II’, Richard Thompson has released his collection of Acoustic Rarities made up of some unreleased acoustic recordings, songs that have only previously been […]
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Mid Sussex Americana & Ale Festival returns for third year

June 28, 2019 0
Back for a third time is one of Americana UK’s favourite summertime events – the Mid Sussex Americana and Ale festival. Hosted by James Walker (managing director of Brighthelmstone Promotions and At The Helm records), a […]

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