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Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 Dean Nardi 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]
Album Reviews

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 Helen Jones 0
A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]
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Classic Clips

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

August 7, 2026 Paul Russell 1
Of all the recent musicians we have sadly lost in recent times, the tragic news of the passing of Raul Malo last year was one of the most gut-wrenching for me. He was only 60 years […]
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Album Reviews

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”

August 7, 2026 Jonathan Smith 1
Southern rock debut for Canadian five-piece. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, The Wild High are a five-piece built around singer-songwriter Jon Harvey (formerly of the band Monster Truck). Harvey describes the band as “a chosen family of […]
News

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win tickets to see Dawn Landes live

August 7, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0
If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new americana we’ve heard over the last few weeks which this month includes new tracks […]

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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

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Lambchop “Punching The Clown”

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Craig Finn performs solo

For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”

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Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons “Panther Tracks Volume 2”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 250 “Edinburgh”

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Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
Album artwork for Lambchop's "Punching the Clown"
Album Reviews

Lambchop “Punching The Clown”

August 24, 2026 0
Kurt Wagner’s very individual vision takes another sharp turn. Kurt Wagner, for he is the constant in Lambchop’s story, delivers the band’s 16th album and like most of those that have come before, it’s hard to […]
Craig Finn performs solo
Features

For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”

August 24, 2026 0
I am sure many of you will know of Craig Finn. The front man with The Hold Steady has been applying his raspy form of talk-singing to their blend of indie punk and heartland rock since […]

  • Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music
  • Lambchop “Punching The Clown”
  • For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”
  • Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons “Panther Tracks Volume 2”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 250 “Edinburgh”
  • Kelly Hunt “All The King’s Horses” – Love makes fools of us all
  • Video: Medium Build “Home Depot” – commiserations with the women stuck in the orbits of these men
  • Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “There Was You”
  • Alicia Blue “Country Desire”
  • Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015
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Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
Interviews

Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]
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Interviews

Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]

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Video Premiere: Lou Kyme “Want You Back With Me”

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With a great groove, excellent guitar work and an uplifting melody, here is the new single from Lou Kyme. It’s taken from the upcoming album, ‘What’s the Worst That Could Happen?’, due out on 4th September.  […]
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Something for the weekend: Ruston Kelly “Mending Song”

February 24, 2023 0
Well that’s it for another week dearest reader, and we leave you with a lovely new song by the one-time Mr Musgraves Ruston Kelly. The track ‘Mending Song’ is the second to be released from the […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 171 – “The Sounds of Silence”

January 31, 2025 0
Regular readers will know that I have often mentioned that since quitting full-time teaching, somehow, my life has become busier. This is, for the most part, a good thing. There’s no ossification or relentless routine as […]

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