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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: Hannah Connolly “Reno”

October 28, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out this live-in-the-studio recording of ‘Reno’ by Hannah Connolly.  The song is taken from Connolly’s recent album ‘Shadowboxing’, which is now available on white marble and clear vinyl here. Alongside Connolly, a host of talented […]
Videos

Video: Beans on Toast “Myths & Legends”

October 25, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
New music from Beans on Toast always brings with it a smile because we can expect warm music and words from the heart.  He writes and performs with joy, often finding and sharing the beauty in […]
Live Reviews

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

October 24, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
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.  […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Jesse Lynn Madera “Sweet Pretender”

October 24, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Houston-raised singer-songwriter Jesse Lynn Madera has released ‘Sweet Pretender’, another engaging single and video.  This song, co-written with her friend Rob McCulloch, is designed to get you moving.  Atmospheric guitar from Brian Whelan (Dwight Yoakum) simmers […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Smoker Dad “Part II”

October 23, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the new single from Seattle rock band Smoker Dad.  ‘Part II’ is a surging burst of musical energy, dynamic and vibrant and full of life.  With swirling electric guitar and a powerful beat, this […]

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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)

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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 0
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 1
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
  • Video: Prinz Grizzley “Put Me Down (A Foreign Man)” – a paradise of peace and quiet
  • Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour
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  • Harry Scott: Oh, wow! Bishop Stortford...that's only about 100 miles from us in the far east...
  • Martin Johnson: Lovely obituary of one of the great lives well lived. I think that Dolly was one of the increasingly small…

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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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Features

Americana UK’s albums of 2024 – the rest of the best

December 18, 2024 0
We will be publishing our albums of the year from tomorrow starting with numbers 20-11, as chosen by AUK’s writing team. But which albums almost made the list? Along with albums which featured on our longlist […]
Album Reviews

Randy Mundy “Celestial Skies” (Independent, 2020)

November 25, 2020 0
Can this really be a classic, lost album from 1975? Well, the good people at Cordial Records certainly think so, in that they have bought up the rights to some old singles and unreleased tracks from […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Güero “Scribe”

October 18, 2022 0
Four-piece band Güero have released the first single from their forthcoming album.  ‘Scribe’ sweeps along on currents of pulsing drums from Mike Ruiz and Russell Volksen’s grooving bass.  Over these forceful rhythms, Shea Ritche’s keys are […]

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