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Album Reviews

The Wood Brothers “Heart is the Hero”

April 19, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
Where the band’s at and how things are. After the better part of two decades, The Wood Brothers are about to release studio album number eight. For ‘Heart is a Hero’ the band decided not to […]
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Album Reviews

Ruston Kelly “The Weakness”

April 12, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
Thank God for human frailty. Ruston Kelly puts it to music. Ruston Kelly’s third studio album is a product from a move out of Nashville. A withdrawal to reflect on some negative life-altering changes over the […]
Meredith Moon album "Constellations"
Album Reviews

Meredith Moon “Constellations”

April 5, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
A recognisable pattern of Love & Locations. Meredith Moon has nailed it. Playing claw-hammer Appalachian style banjo, Moon has crafted words and phrases around a classic sound that can reawaken a listener’s own suppressed feelings and […]
Turnpike Troubadours "Diamonds & Gasoline"
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Turnpike Troubadours “Diamonds and Gasoline”

March 29, 2023 Andy Davidson 4
There’s a growing expectation that the Turnpike Troubadours are going to release a new album soon. It has certainly been a while since ‘A Long Way From Your Heart’ in 2017. Long before the band’s reboot, […]
Holy Moly & the Crackers Album "Solid Gold"
Album Reviews

Holy Moly & The Crackers “Solid Gold”

March 24, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
No surprises but some cracking tunes. Holy Moly and the Crackers have been a hard-working band for over a decade. When asked, they can deliver festival-friendly folky-stomps that have earned them a significant fanbase in the […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

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Paper Verses “Windstill”

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Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2
If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]
Album Reviews

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0
A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0
“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

  • Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music
  • Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”
  • For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”
  • Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now
  • Paper Verses “Windstill”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”
  • Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train
  • Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

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

August 28, 2026 1
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. […]

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Eve Williams “Peregreni” (Independent, 2016)

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Eve Williams is a singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland with a distinctive voice and a wide range. She became a full time singer songwriter after developing a disability due to rheumatoid arthritis and being unable […]
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Video: Michael Weston King “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore” – disarming reflections on life and loss

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Here is another deeply emotive and brilliantly-crafted song from Michael Weston King. This year, King had planned to release another My Darling Clementine album with his wife Lou Dalgleish. However, as has been well-documented on AUK […]
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Shelby Lynne “Shelby Lynne” (Everso Records, 2020)

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With an indecent sense of timing, given that we’ve only recently featured her in “Forgotten Artists”, Shelby Lynne is back with a new solo album, her first in five years. The first thing that strikes you […]

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