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Album Reviews

Robin Adams “The Beggar”

November 10, 2025 Andrew Raw 0
Lo-fi folk reflecting dark times for the writer. “The Beggar” had its genesis as a collection of “quite rough and raw” demo recordings, released in 2018 on Bandcamp. Robin Adams then saw how the songs evolved […]
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Live Reviews

Live Review: Take Root Festival 2025, De Oosterpoort Groningen – 1st November 2025

November 10, 2025 NickBarber 1
Long a mainstay of the European americana festival scene, once again, Take Root Festival took over the six stages of the De Oosterpoort complex in Groningen, the Netherlands. The building itself is a multi-room/multi-space cultural centre […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 207 “Karma”

November 10, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Welcome to the now regular slot of Monday, same old nonsense, just a new day. What’s not to like? Funny thing, Karma. I’ve never been particularly superstitious, but today I found myself caught up in a […]
Tracks

Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel “Sail Away” – the loser now will later be first

November 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel recently announced their collaborative debut album “Celestun“, and in the wake of that announcement have now released the second pair of singles from it: the instrumental track ‘Elizabeth Brown‘ and a […]
Videos

Video Premiere: The Boy The Earth Sings To “Too Late Too Soon”

November 10, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the new ethereal, dream-like single from The Boy The Earth Sings To, which is the musical project of Joshua Britt from The Orphan Brigade. Lush mandolin melody is at the heart of ‘Too Late Too Soon’, […]

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AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

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Video: Chris Pierce “Madonna Of The San Joaquin” – the hypocrisy of sanctimony

July 10, 2026 0
Here’s a live rendition of Madonna Of The San Joaquin from LA singer-songwriter Chris Pierce. The song is all the more powerful for being stripped back and performed solo acoustic, with just light, fluttering guitar as […]
Essentials

Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

July 9, 2026 1
It’s been two years since we updated our list of the essential podcasts in our part of the musical forest, and as podcasts do come and go on occasion, it seemed like a good time before […]
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The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

July 9, 2026 0
Cooking Vinyl has released the single You May Offend, the title track from The Proclaimers’ new album. It is brothers Craig and Charlie Reid’s first album since 2022’s hugely acclaimed Denture’s Out. Their 13th studio album’s […]

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  • Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026
  • The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates
  • AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers
  • Sophie Wellington “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”
  • Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026
  • Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not
  • Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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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 […]

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Something for the weekend: CMAT “When a Good Man Cries”

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Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re a supporter your playlist will be in your email box at 5pm as usual but in the meantime we leave you this week with […]
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Video Premiere: Tim Easton “Everything You’re Afraid Of”

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Check out the latest single from Tim Easton.  ‘Everything You’re Afraid Of’ is a warm-hearted song that showcases Easton’s brilliantly-characterful voice.  His words are full of humanity as he sings about connections, relationships and concern for […]
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Jeffrey Foucault “Blood Brothers” (Blueblade Records/Tone Tree, 2018)

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Time is precious. Things to do. People to see. So straight to the point. ‘Blood Brothers’ by Jeffrey Foucault is a bloody marvellous album. There are many albums that are slow growers, gradually getting under the […]

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