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Americana UK’s first podcast of 2026 is here!

January 9, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
The first podcast of the year concentrates on tracks from artists who featured in the top positions of the readers’ poll for 2025. That means it’s class all the way from the likes of Jason Isbell, […]
Tracks

Amigo The Devil “New Kind Of Lonely” – well, probably things can get better

January 9, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
This new song emerged in late December and is the first new music from Amigo The Devil in getting on for two years. The son of a Greek father and Spanish mother, Amigo the Devil – […]
Videos

Video Premiere: The Makers Out “Holy Water”

January 9, 2026 Andrew Frolish 2
The new video release of ‘Holy Water’ from The Makers Out is a song of ethereal beauty, renewed and lifted by a performance in a truly magical location. Directed and filmed by Logan Miller, the video […]
Features

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: John Lee

January 8, 2026 John Lee 0
This is a mighty difficult task. I was quite excited when my initial list came in at just under 100 songs. Then I thought of a few more. It feels like I should share some of […]
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Album Reviews

Open String Department “We Can Be Anyone”

January 8, 2026 Chas Lacey 0
Authentic and contemporary americana and bluegrass from talented Scandinavian quartet. For lovers of bluegrass and americana roots music unable or unwilling to visit the USA at present, a short flight to Norway provides a very serious […]

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Cajun Corner

Cajun Corner – 2 Coreys, and Cajun country’s most decorated academic

June 1, 2026 2
This time around, we’ve got new albums from a brace of Coreys, a new single from a feted musician and poet, plus a landmark anniversary for a beacon of Louisiana music. MoMojo Records are releasing a […]
Lori Mckenna at New Bedford Summerfest 1st July 2006
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Lori McKenna “Drinkin’ Problem”

June 1, 2026 0
The New York Times recently published a list of what they say are the “30 Greatest Living American songwriters”, and while it was nice to see Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Brandy Clark make the cut, […]
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Album Reviews

Deer Tick “Coin-O-Matic”

June 1, 2026 0
Eclectic collection from the Rhode Island four-piece celebrating their roots, families and local people. Three years after their Emotional Contracts album, Deer Tick return with their latest collection. The title is taken from the name of […]

  • Cajun Corner – 2 Coreys, and Cajun country’s most decorated academic
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Lori McKenna “Drinkin’ Problem”
  • Deer Tick “Coin-O-Matic”
  • Anniversary Cheers: Iris DeMent’s “The Way I Should” celebrates 30 years
  • Paul Holland “Sunflower”
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Interviews

Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
Interviews

Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Bob Sumner

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“Some Place to Rest Easy” is the title of the second solo album released by Bob Sumner since he and his brother Brian came to an agreement that hoofing it down different musical pathways would be […]
Album Reviews

Grant Lee Phillips “Lightning Show Us Your Stuff” (Yep Roc, 2020)

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Grant Lee Phillips has been a critic’s favourite ever since the days of Grant Lee Buffalo in the ‘90s, and is known for his sweet and soulful vocals and excellent songwriting. However, this acclaim has not […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: The Sam Chase Trio + Ella Spencer, Sudbury Arts Centre, St Peter’s Church, Sudbury – 18th October 2024

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Early in his set at the Sudbury Arts Centre, Sam Chase looked around him, at the dramatic interior of the converted church, and said, “I feel like we should be whispering right now…I worship the arts.  […]

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