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Insomnia and music go together. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, rock, punk.... Currently enjoying Courtney Marie Andrews, Elles Bailey, Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Dickenson, Jerry Joseph, Frank Turner, David Ford, Patterson Hood, Glitterfox, Chuck Prophet, The Lottery Winners, Our Man in the Field...
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Video: Mackenzie Shivers “The Canyon”

April 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
The visually stunning landscapes in ‘The Canyon’ are a good match for the soaring voice of Mackenzie Shivers.  Directed by Ross Vedder, the video features Shivers trying to out-pace a real snowstorm in the Colorado Mountains […]
Videos

Video: Craig Greenberg “All the Hate in the World”

April 2, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
This is a melodic piano-driven song from New York-based Craig Greenberg.  A political song, it was written as a response to the election of President Trump.  Greenberg explains: “I wrote the song in 2016 and it […]
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Video: Avi Kaplan “I’ll Get By”

April 2, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Beautifully-shot video and simply lovely music.  That pretty much sums up ‘I’ll Get By’ from Avi Kaplan, the title track from his newly-released EP.  There’s a neat symbolic concept in the video, which sees Kaplan collecting […]
Videos

Video: M. Ward “Unreal City”

April 1, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
This is a brilliantly inventive and cleverly-shot video from M. ward.  It stars  actress Clémence Poésy walking and dancing through the streets of Paris and it complements the upbeat ‘Unreal City’ perfectly.  This single has been […]
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Video: Shred Kelly “Dead Leaves”

April 1, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
This is definitely a song and video that’s relevant in today’s technology-driven world.  It explores social media and the online connections that either bind or divide us in an increasingly polarised environment.  Canadian band, Shred Kelly, […]

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Dusty Wright album Maximus Americanus 2026

Dusty Wright “Maximus Americanus”

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Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026

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Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

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Arborist

Arborist returns with fourth album “Looking For Love” in the autumn

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Kate Prascher “Sunday Afternoon”

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Dusty Wright album Maximus Americanus 2026
Album Reviews

Dusty Wright “Maximus Americanus”

August 26, 2026 0
An entertaining homage to americana music reminds us of the breathtaking scope of the genre. Self-described as an homage to americana music, Dusty Wright’s latest album offers a smorgasbord of nods to the genre. It would […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026

August 26, 2026 0
There was something wonderfully appropriate about arriving at Cherry Hinton Hall for the return of the Cambridge Folk Festival and immediately finding myself wondering what, exactly, folk music is in 2026. One of the pleasures of […]
Album Reviews

Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 26, 2026 0
Lush romanticism, married with a melting pot of musical styles, informs a confident and commercial new album from a musical couple in control. In his excellent Rough Guide to Country Music, Kurt Wolff devotes a chapter […]

  • Dusty Wright “Maximus Americanus”
  • Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026
  • Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”
  • Arborist returns with fourth album “Looking For Love” in the autumn
  • Kate Prascher “Sunday Afternoon”
  • Kingfishr “The Sunny Side Of The Street” – remembering Shane MacGowan
  • Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “Into The Night”
  • Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!
  • Jim James “Wowed Out”
  • Foy Vance to release multi-part new album and play autumn tour dates
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  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan, glad you enjoyed this month's EP Round-Up. As you say, plenty of good stuff, but particularly Monte Warden…
  • Alan Peatfield: Some very good stuff this month Graeme. However the icing on the cake is clearly Monte Warden & Wagoneers. I…
  • Stella: AGREE!!! Her songwriting is unbeatable

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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, […]
Waylon Payne Press Photo July 2026
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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Videos

Video Premiere: Brooklyn Del & The Revelators “You and I”

May 5, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from Portland, Oregon–based Brooklyn Del & The Revelators. You and I is a high-energy sonic blast that grabs your attention from the opening notes and doesn’t let go. There’s a wild sense […]
Album Reviews

Hope In High Water “Bonfire & Pine” (Fish Records, 2019)

January 20, 2020 0
Americana music defies geographic boundaries but “Mountain Music from the flatlands of Milton Keynes” might give even the most travelled aficionado pause for thought. Listen to ‘Bonfire & Pine’ and Hope In High Water’s sparse, haunting […]
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The Federales “Cardboard Cocaine” – addictive simple gambling…

January 23, 2025 0
Benjamin Miller of The Federales says of ‘Cardboard Cocaine’ that “I was hanging out with a buddy of mine from high school, and he mentioned that he and his wife were going to the bar every […]

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