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Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
Tracks

Richard Thompson “Freeze” – emotional statues

April 22, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, obviously we don’t need to explain who Richard Thompson is to you, dear musically aware reader, and if you’ve been paying attention to our news stories you’ll already know about the upcoming album and tour.  […]
Tracks

Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson “Here Comes That Train Again” – locomotive nostalgia

April 22, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Sometimes we surprise ourselves with the songs that we never got around to running as part of Tracks, and revisiting the email pile turned up this gem.  Yeah, the album came out a while ago (2022 […]
Tracks

Julian Taylor “Weighing Down” – Don’t carry the weight of the world…

April 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Excited to be sharing the latest single from Julian Taylor?  Of course.  How does it sound?  Excellent!  ‘Weighing Down‘ is the first taste of the upcoming album ‘Pathways‘, which will be released on September 27, 2024, […]
Features

Americana One Two Three

April 18, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
We were a bit surprised when The Count dropped in this morning, as there was something a little different about him – he was still counting of course, because he loves to count, but this time […]
Tracks

Ghost Party “Cardboard Moon” – thinking about a friend

April 18, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Ghost Party recorded ‘Cardboard Moon’ as part of the sessions for their album, and it is a gorgeous nightful of Cosmic American Moonlight and Music, swaying like a tree in a soft wind.  It features Will […]

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Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

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Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”

Book Reviews
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Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”

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Margo Cilker “Little White Cross” – unplanned ends for reckless actions

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Video: Rayland Baxter “The Fool” – that monster can tear us apart

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Album Reviews

Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

August 20, 2026 0
A strange and often beguiling journey through psychedelic pop, fractured relationships and the lessons we learn the hard way. There is something immediately intriguing about Dum Evol. Brighton’s Moon Attendant have created an album that feels […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”

August 20, 2026 0
This book is down-to-earth and unflashy. It adopts a simple narrative style and delivers its facts in a no-nonsense, easily accessible way. All of that seems exactly right for the biography of a musician who always […]
Album Reviews

Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”

August 20, 2026 0
Experimental indie-jazz for the beat generation. Hailing from the Netherlands, the band’s third album was allegedly built around the base starting point of an acoustic guitar; although as the listener journeys through the songs on the […]

  • Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”
  • Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”
  • Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”
  • Margo Cilker “Little White Cross” – unplanned ends for reckless actions
  • Video: Rayland Baxter “The Fool” – that monster can tear us apart
  • Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”
  • Michael McDermott “Flowers From The Graveyard”
  • Film of “Hadestown: The Musical” gets limited release in October
  • Sequoia “So Long”
  • Live Review: Jenny Don’t And The Spurs, The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge – 12th August 2026
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  • Alan Peatfield: Great stuff. Already booked the release date in my diary (at my age, I'd likely forget otherwise!)
  • Graeme Tait: Hi John. Really pleased to hear that. Fingers crossed we see Eric over here before too long.
  • John bryan: Suitably blown away Graeme and it would be lovely to see Eric this side of the pond.

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Interviews

Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]
Waylon Payne Press Photo July 2026
Interviews

Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]
Interviews

Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 1
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Vashti Bunyan “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live”

May 5, 2023 0
A Sixties Fairy Tale Unfolds through recollections and anecdotes. Vashti Bunyan’s adventures in the 1960s and early 1970s are, it is fair to say, legendary – and a romantic legend at that.  The things that people […]
Videos

Something for the weekend: Charley Crockett “Good at Losing”

January 17, 2025 0
Well that’s it for another week, and we leave you dear reader with a new video from a song which the more observant of you will know featured in my top 10 tracks of 2024 – […]
Columns

Shuffle: When the Gods of music smile on me

May 7, 2021 0
Serendipity plays a large part in the construction of this column; indeed the whole idea behind it is predicated on what happens whilst I am listening to my iPod on shuffle. My usual routine is to […]

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