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My View: AI for art’s sake

October 1, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything. ~ The Sound of Music  The electronic music synthesiser provides a powerful tool for the composer or musician because he can reproduce or create […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Darragh O’Dea

September 30, 2025 Dean Nardi 1
The first exposure to Irish songwriter Darragh O’Dea was coming upon his debut in 2018, titled “The Mary Robinson EP.” The burning question was, who is Mary Robinson, and why did O’Dea name his record (and […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Dom Traetto

September 29, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Welcome to the fourth year of Twang Factor, where Americana UK sets out to find the best new and emerging americana acts. Got talent? This is the place to show us what you’ve got. Our first […]
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Interview: Igloo Hearts exist as one voice, two bodies

September 17, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Igloo Hearts gives folk-pop music a new shade of ardency. In true outlier fashion, the North Wales-based husband and wife duo have gone quietly about their business with an eye to gaining traction outside their realm. […]
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More People Should Really Know About: oso oso

September 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Indie quartet oso oso (yes, lower case) released “Life Till Bones”, the band’s fifth album, on the heels of their last, “Sore Thumb”, recorded after the death of guitarist Tavish Maloney at age 24. Maloney was […]

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]
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Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

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Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]
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Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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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

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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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This is the latest single from Israel Nash’s new album ‘Ozarker‘, which will arrive in full on October 20th, and it’s as upbeat an hopeful as anyone could wish for – it’s pure heartland rock.   Which […]
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Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the upcoming next album from Fruit Bats. In ‘Creature From The Wild’ singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson muses […]

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