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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?
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Alicia Stockman “Lonely Together” – do you fancy coming over then?

November 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, I think we can all agree that ‘The Holiday‘ is probably the worst Rom-Com of the last decade, and it’s good to know that Alicia Stockman is not so desperate for company that she’s willing […]
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The Barley Jacks “I’ve Just Seen A Face” – Bluegrassed Beatles

November 11, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1
Of course it’s the Beatles song, but here it has been fully bluegrassed.   It’s got more than just the obvious connection to the UK though as Brian Wicklund of The Barley Jacks told us “On a […]
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Russell James “The Morning Singer” – Listen

November 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, we have to admit to a great amount of jealousy when considering Russell James’ CV – there’s the five albums with the band The Porter Draw, there’s the four solo albums of Americana folk and […]
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Van Plating “New York” – it’s her kind of town

November 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
What’s a girl to do when she’s majored in violin and voice at Florida Southern College and spent several years in a band named for Fitzwilliam Darcy’s pad?  Especially when said band, Pemberley, breaks up.  Go […]
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Del McCoury “Running Wild” – lost control, running wild, mighty bold

November 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1
Speaking of people who need no introduction – entranced by Earl Scruggs’ playing, took up the banjo and joined Bill Monroe in 1963 and the rest really is Bluegrass History.  This is not only the purest […]

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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

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Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975

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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0
Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]
Album Reviews

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0
Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]
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Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

July 3, 2026 2
Simon Lamont’s contribution to our americana stories is called Americana. And it covers one of our core topics, what is americana, and why isn’t it country? Simon Lamont is an Irish writer and designer (graphic/web/garden) who […]

  • Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026
  • Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”
  • Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album
  • Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
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Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Darlingside “Darkening Hour” – where has the time gone…

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Not that we’re ultra-competitive here on Americana UK, but it’s a pleasure to have the new song to feature before the Editor has had time to grab it.  Because we’re big fans of Darlingside, there’s so […]
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Cole Quest and the City Slickers “Self [EN] Titled”

July 22, 2021 0
New York bluegrass that references bitcoin but is more traditional than you may think Cole Quest is in fact Cole Quest Rotante, a sometime software engineer from New York who has a love of bluegrass. He […]
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Folk Roundup – Spafford & Campbell, Mikey Kenney, Merlyn Driver, Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola, Eva Goodman & SERA, Kate Gregory and Brendan Hearn, Sons Of Perdition

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A new year and a new batch of folk albums to listen to and review. A small confession, some of these have been awaiting review for a short while, so this is also something of a […]

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