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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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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Paul Campbell

November 12, 2020 Clint West 5
In case you’ve joined us late, or just simply forgotten, here’s just a little reminder of what is going on in this feature. For the last few months the AUK writers have been scratching their heads, […]
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‘The Twang Factor’ presents: St. Mary, St. Michael

November 10, 2020 Clint West 0
Welcome to Week 7 of the first series of ‘The Twang Factor’. Our guest this week is St. Mary, St. Michael from Cincinnati, Ohio. Describing themselves as ‘indie-folk’ the band provide a platform for the work […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Underwood

November 5, 2020 Clint West 3
AUK’s stellar mission to find the ‘top 10 americana albums of all time’ presses boldly on. We have witnessed many recognised stars in our firmament, with the occasional little known asteroid also hurtling by. Once or […]
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‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Eli Gardiner

November 4, 2020 Clint West 0
Welcome to this week’s ‘The Twang Factor’. We’ve enjoyed some fabulous unsung artists over the last few weeks and once again we’ve sifted through the entries to pick out another real gem. Eli Gardiner is a […]
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Native Harrow “Closeness” (Loose, 2020)

November 3, 2020 Clint West 0
With ‘Closeness’ their fourth album, Native Harrow have not just confirmed the immense promise of 2019’s ‘Happier Now’, they have expanded and diversified their sound to create a work of immense and enduring quality. Moreover, the […]

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Video Premiere: Craig Gould “The Campfire Song”

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The new single from Craig Gould is a striking and memorable song that you can imagine being sung into the night as sparks fly above the embers of a glowing campfire.  Performed with The Noble Thieves, this […]
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Video Premiere: Joseph Hunter Duncan “Rabbit Hole”

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The simplicity of the video for ‘Rabbit Hole’ is very effective in making us focus on the lyrics and voice of Joseph Hunter Duncan, and he delivers a suitably impressive vocal performance.  After beginning with echoing, […]
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Nolan McKelvey & Dave Desmelik ”Where It Takes Us” (Independent, 2017)

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”Where It Takes Us” is a product of 20 years of friendship, musical partnership and mutual support between these two veteran artists. Both Nolan & Dave have had long careers in various pursuits of roots music, […]

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