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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 Premiere: Jeremy Dion “Lovin’ Our Friends”

April 11, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s an infectiously catchy song that will make you smile.  Folk therapist Jeremy Dion’s latest single, “Lovin’ Our Friends”, drives along on rhythmic guitar with Dion delivering a smooth, engaging vocal melody.  On the recording of […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Ellis J Barraclough “Patience”

April 10, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the remarkably accomplished debut single from teenage singer-songwriter Ellis J Barraclough.  “Patience” is a brilliantly crafted and arranged song, displaying impressive maturity in Barraclough’s writing.  Over a rhythmic acoustic strum, smooth notes of electric […]
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Video: The Swell Season “People We Used To Be”

April 9, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Sometimes, a song will come along that affects and moves you on a deeper level.  The latest single from The Swell Season is one such song.  “People We Used To Be” is masterfully composed and arranged, […]
Videos

Video: MF Tomlinson “Die To Wake Up From A Dream” (Visual Essay by Andrea Zvadova)

April 8, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
The latest single from MF Tomlinson is a truly epic song.  Coming in at over 9 minutes, “Die To Wake Up From A Dream” takes us on a musical journey, building slowly in layers.  The tinkling […]
Videos

Video: XIXA “Find You There”

April 7, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
The latest single from Tucson’s XIXA is the dark, cinematic “Find You There”.  The song is full of tension and atmospheric psychedelic styling.  A wonderful, hypnotic groove provides the foundation for Gabriel Sullivan and Brian López […]

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

Tracks
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Album art for Chris Murphy "Songs From the Trees"

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

Album Reviews
August 28, 2026 0

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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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 […]
Tracks

Harmony Rockets w/ Peter Walker “Atropos” – Listen

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Well this is lovely. Longtime Woodstock resident, guitarist Peter Walker recorded two albums for the Vanguard label in the late Sixties in a style best described as American folk-raga. Rediscovered by Tompkins Square in 2006 after decades […]
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Andrew Hibbard “Andrew Hibbard” (Sofaburn Records 2020)

May 29, 2020 0
This self-titled offering is Andrew Hibbard’s third album, following on from ‘Foot in the Door’ from 2012 and ‘Under the Knife’ from 2015.  The first was made when he was 17 so we can assume that he […]

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