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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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Video: Caroline Spence “Who’s Gonna Make My Mistakes”

July 10, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
From her latest album, “Mint Condition“, this is a great song by Nashville singer-songwriter Caroline Spence.  Nice video too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ZcOrnsiCM   https://vimeo.com/343367762/b775418173 https://vimeo.com/343367762/b775418173 https://vimeo.com/343367762/b775418173
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Video: Molly Tuttle “Light Came In (Power Went Out)”

July 9, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
This is from Molly Tuttle’s debut album “When You’re Ready“, which we quite liked here at AUK.  This is a very radio-friendly pop-rock track that zips along in a very more-ish way.  She’s got a few […]
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Cambridge Folk Festival announce single use plastic ban

July 8, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
It’s less than a month now before the Cambridge Folk Festival opens its gates and this year it features Iron & Wine with Calexico, Lucinda Williams, Graham Nash and The Rails amongst its array of folk […]
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Video: Karine Polwart “Chance”

July 8, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
This powerful take on the Big Country song is the new single from Karine Polwart’s latest album, ‘Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook‘, a selection of covers from fifty years of Scottish pop.  This is wonderful and so’s […]
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Chris Gantry “Nashlantis” (Drag City, 2019)

July 5, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
Chris Gantry, despite being in his late seventies and on the music scene since the Sixties, is probably not a name known to many people, despite having had more than a hundred of his songs covered […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

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Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

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The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

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Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

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Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

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Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019
Features

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0
There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]
Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"
Album Reviews

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0
Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]
The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026
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Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 1
About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

  • For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”
  • Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”
  • Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026
  • Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou
  • Jack Browning “Painted Skies”
  • Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October
  • Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic
  • Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness
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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 […]
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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

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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It’s a new year – an opportunity for a reset and a fresh start, a time for renewal and striving for something better.  It’s a time for hopefulness… that we hope will not be swiftly dashed.  […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Jonathan Aird

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So, we get to this point again – and like most of the contributors so far there’s the temptation to explain the thought process behind this list. I’m going to try and avoid that too much […]
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Video: Bird “The Film”

October 21, 2025 0
The new single from Bird, the musical moniker of Janie Price, explores themes of loss, heartbreak and lingering memories as a relationship unravels. ‘The Film’ opens with moody guitar before Bird delivers her compelling, hypnotic vocals. […]

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