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About Clint West
From buying my first record aged 10 and attending my first gig at 14, music has been a lifelong obsession. A proud native of Suffolk, I have lived in and around Manchester for the best part of 30 years. My idea of a perfect day would be a new record arriving in the post in the morning, watching Ipswich Town win in the afternoon followed by a gig and a pint with my mates at night,
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More People Really Should Know About: Esther Rose

February 20, 2024 Clint West 2
New Orleans based musician and songwriter Esther Rose has seen her career gradually gain momentum over the last decade. Following the end of her marriage to Luke Winslow-King in 2015, Rose recorded and released her debut […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 1 – Lucinda Williams

February 16, 2024 Clint West 15
Well there you have it folks, our Number 1 is Lucinda Williams and by an overwhelming margin. She received 74 points which was 15 more than the runner-up, well over double that of fifth place and not […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 2 – Willy Vlautin

February 15, 2024 Clint West 4
Our runner up spot goes to Willy Vlautin with 59 points, a whole 13 ahead of third place. Nominated by seven AUK writers, crucially six of them had him in their Top 3, including three who place […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 3 – Steve Earle

February 14, 2024 Clint West 4
As we reach the podium places it is little surprise to see Steve Earle occupying one of them. He received 46 points from AUK writers to comfortably get him over the line into third place, helped […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 4 – The Band

February 13, 2024 Clint West 1
Back in 2021 AUK writers voted for their ‘Greatest Americana Albums Ever’ and The Band’s self-titled second album came out top of the pile. It’s arguable that despite some very noteworthy work thereafter, they never really […]

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Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

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Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]
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Vox Continental: September 2026

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With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]
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Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

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Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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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 […]
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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 […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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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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Bella White will surely be a rising star of bluegrass, as she gears up to show just how well a Canadian does that “high and lonesome” sound  on her debut album ‘Just Like Leaving‘ which is […]
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New Johnny Cash book released compiles his poems

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Playing at the muso-friendly Lexington by London’s Kings Cross, Felix Bechtolsheimer and crew tonight serve up a number of new songs from the latest album ‘People In Cars’ with an ample buffering of the Curse’s previous […]

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