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Ron Pope “The Life in Your Years” – Loving the life he’s been allowed to live

January 27, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

Ron Pope reflects as he contemplates death in the lyrics of his latest single ‘The Life in Your Years’. This is the latest single from his forthcoming album ‘American Man, American Music’ due on 14th February […]

Seattle’s SYML announces new album “Nobody Lives Here”

January 27, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Seattle-based artist and producer SYML has announced his third studio album, “Nobody Lives Here”, which will be released through Fin. Recordings and Nettwerk on April 4th, 2025. Written, recorded, and produced by SYML, he seems keen […]

Andrew Gabbard “Ramble & Rave On!”

January 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Like an hour on FM Radio. Most of what you need to know about Andrew Gabbard when coming to this, his third solo release, is that he’s also in the duo The Gabbard Brothers which grew […]

Garth Hudson performing with The Band in 1971

The Song Remains: Garth Hudson (1937-2025)

January 27, 2025 Daisy Innes 10

A virtuoso, an artist, an inventor, a genius – Garth Hudson, the mystic. It almost makes sense that Garth Hudson was the last surviving member of The Band, he seemed to live his life almost outside […]

Julian Taylor & Jim Cuddy “Tulsa Time” – resetting my watch

January 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

We both kick-start and ease you into the week with a solid classic song performed by two of Canada’s finest, Julian Taylor and Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy. Actually, that should be three of Canada’s finest since […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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. […]

Tracks

Jared Dustin Griffin “Bottle On The Stove” – battling internal demons

November 20, 2023 0

‘Bottle on the Stove‘ is the most recent single from the album ‘Battle Cry Mercy‘ by Jared Dustin Griffin. It’s his debut solo album, although he has previously released albums as Rocks & Salt, a duo […]

Album Reviews

The Way Down Wanderers “The Way Down Wanderers” (Independent, 2016)

November 30, 2016 0

The Way Down Wanderers hail from Chicago and, although only playing, performing and writing together for 2 years, have steadily built a reputation as a band to watch. The opening track here ‘Dead Birds’ was an […]

Album Reviews

No-No Boy “Empire Electric”

December 13, 2023 0

True stories and high adventures from Asian-American history. No-No Boy is the nom de plume used by Julian Saporiti for his musical adventures, and ‘Empire Electric’ is the third of these. The project developed as the […]

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