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About Andrew Frolish
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 Premiere: Revere Rivers “A Girl Named Happiness”

May 2, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
The new single from Revere Rivers is truly powerful stuff. The layered instrumentation and Rivers’ vocal performance combine to generate an incredibly atmospheric song in ‘A Girl Named Happiness’.  Rivers’ understated singing, almost spoken at times, […]
Videos

Video: Mountaintop Junkshop “Misadventureland”

May 1, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Resignation and the unravelling of a relationship is made to sound like a beautiful thing by Leicester-based Mountaintop Junkshop in their single ‘Misadventureland’.  A sense of longing is generated by the combination of male and female […]
Videos

Video: The Curse of K.K. Hammond “Walk With Me Through The Fire” Feat. Ian Davidson & Kaspar Berry Rapkin

April 30, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
The new video from UK-based The Curse of K.K. Hammond is a brilliant visual spectacle.  Both the video and the music in ‘Walk With Me Through The Fire’ are clearly inspired by classic Spaghetti Western movies and […]
Previews

Live Preview: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 4th–6th July 2025

April 29, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
A highlight in the Americana musical calendar is always the annual Maverick Festival in Suffolk.  The first Americana festival in the UK, Maverick has been attracting audiences to the barns of Easton Farm Park since 2008.  […]
Videos

Video: Ashley Monroe “The Touch” (feat. Marty Stuart)

April 29, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the new single from GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe. ‘The Touch’, featuring Marty Stuart, is a dreamy ballad that simmers with love and longing and showcases Monroe’s tuneful, intimate vocal.  The harmonies are particularly beautiful towards […]

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Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Album art for Chris Murphy "Songs From the Trees"

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

Album Reviews
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Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)

Features
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

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Tracks

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]
Album art for Chris Murphy "Songs From the Trees"
Album Reviews

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0
A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

August 28, 2026 2
On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

  • Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”
  • Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”
  • Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975
  • The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
  • Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash
  • Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”
  • Damien Dempsey “Holywell”
  • The latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring MMJ’s Jim James on being Wowed Out
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  • Nigel Michaelson: A brilliant clip, thanks so much. Yes indeed Poco were criminally underrated throughout their existence. I was fortunate enough to…
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Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 0
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. […]
Interviews

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

August 24, 2026 1
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 […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review – Ruarri Joseph “William the Conqueror”

March 29, 2022 0
A debut novel offers a dark look at the music business. Where does this novel diverge from biography and into the free play of imagination? It’s a question one can’t help addressing whilst reading ‘William the […]
Videos

Video: Chris Murphy “Hard Bargain”

June 29, 2017 0
From his new album Live/Solo comes this great high energy song from fiddler extraordinaire Chris Murphy.
Aaron Burdett 'Dream Rich, Dirt Poor' 2021
Album Reviews

Aaron Burdett “Dream Rich, Dirt Poor”

August 12, 2021 0
A down-home, rootsy bluegrass offering from an industry veteran that deserves to get his time in the spotlight. Although ‘Dream Rich, Dirt Poor’ is Aaron Burdett’s eighth studio album, you would be forgiven if his was […]

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