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Deputy Editor & Videos Editor at Americana UK, promoter at Greenbird Promotions, writer for R2 and Maverick magazines, possessor of more CDs than is entirely decent and inveterate hoarder.
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Videos

Video: Town Mountain with Tyler Childers “Down Low”

December 16, 2019 Jeremy Searle 1

Here’s something to start the week off right.  From their most recent album ‘New Freedom Blues‘ this is a spirited performance  by  bluegrassers Town Mountain of ‘Down Low‘ with its co-writer, Tyler Childers.

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Videos

Video Premiere: My Darling Clementine “Stranger In The House”

December 13, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

From their Excellent ‘Country Darkness‘ EP, out now, this is My Darling Clementine’s take on the Elvis Costello & George Jones classic, and very good it is too.  They’re also out and about at Hebden Bridge […]

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Album Reviews

Margo Raats “On The Run” (Fuego, 2019)

December 12, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Although now London-based Margo Raats grew up on a ranch in Belgium (who knew there were such things?) and later in California.  She was also a finalist in Belgium’s pre-Eurovision qualifying competition, Junior Eurosong, in 2009 […]

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Videos

Video: Noble Jacks “This Is Real”

December 12, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is from a band most definitely on the rise, Brighton outfit Noble Jacks.  Taken from their album ‘Stay Awake‘, it’s a song about being brave enough to talk to your heroes when you meet them […]

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Videos

Video: Sam Lee “The Moon Shines Bright”

December 11, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Produced by Bernard Butler and with a guest vocal from Elizabeth Fraser (no, really!), this is the spellbinding new single from folkmeister Sam Lee, out now, and taken from his forthcoming album ‘Old Wow‘, out on […]

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Christmas Video Premiere: The Delines “Christmas In Atlantis”

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December 7, 2023 0
“OK, should we start?” says Willy Vlautin and all we can do is nod an enthusiastic affirmative.  It’s no secret that Americana UK is deeply enamoured of The Delines – as any right-thinking person would [...]

View from Across La Manche #20 – from our own correspondent

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December 7, 2023 0
It’s so hard to say Au Revoir, so let’s just say Hors d’Oeuvre. Autumn arrived with something of a bang a few weeks back. On October 16th it was 28C and bright sunshine, on October [...]
Album Reviews

Bluegrass Briefs – Hildaland, The Joy River’s Special Band, Mighty Poplar, Cory Walker

December 7, 2023 0
It sometimes takes a while to build up a few suitable releases to feature in Bluegrass Briefs, but when the good stuff comes along, it’s worth waiting for. Hildaland’s debut album ‘Sule Skerry’ could easily [...]
Album Reviews

Desert Life “Let It All Pass”

December 7, 2023 0
A record that contemplates lost love, our place in the universe and, as the Welsh would say, expresses a powerful sense of hiraeth. Hailing from Tenby in Wales, Desert Life comprise two multi-instrumentalists Chris Swales [...]
Tracks

Track Premiere: S/J “Never Win”

December 7, 2023 0
Today’s premiere here on Americana UK is the fourth single from Seth Jude Richard, who records as S/J, ‘Never Win‘ will be available everywhere tomorrow via Thousand Islands Records, but it’s right here right now.  [...]
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  • Track Premiere: S/J “Never Win”
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  • Interview: Julian Taylor has many irons in the fire, and can’t wait to see “his” band again
  • Vishtèn Connexions “Expansion” – the music of life
  • Live Review: Bear’s Den + Emma Gatrill, Union Chapel, London – 27th November 2023
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Interview: Julian Taylor has many irons in the fire, and can’t wait to see “his” band again

December 6, 2023 1

The Deputy Editor finally managed to bridge the time gap to talk to Julian Taylor at home in Canada.  He explained about how his latest albums came about, spoke about his new career-spanning release, and confessed […]

Interviews

Interview: Robert Rex Waller Jr. on why he decided to show his pop country side and cry

December 5, 2023 0

How a challenging vocal journey has led to growth as an artist. I See Hawks In L.A. have helped keep West Coast country rock alive in the 21st Century, and founder member Robert Rex Waller Jr. […]

Interviews

Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

November 28, 2023 0

Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

August 31, 2023 27

How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

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Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 25

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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