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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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Cole Quest And The City Pickers “Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key”- Listen

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s one of Woody Guthrie’s unset songs that were rescued by Billy Bragg and Wilco, but if anyone has a right to cover it then I guess that person would be Cole Quest who is Woody’s […]
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Damien Jurado “Tom” – Listen

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Tom‘ is the second single off  Damien Jurado’s 17th album ‘The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania‘, the first release from his own Maraqopa Records.  The album is a collection of ten stories of people determined not to […]
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Track Premiere: Graber Gryass “River Vow”

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Having established their Bluegrass credentials on their debut album ‘Late Bloom‘, Graber Gryass return on May 21st with their new release ‘Spaceman’s Wonderbox.’  It takes the band in a wider direction capturing sounds beyond that Bluegrass […]
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Side Pony “Lucky Break” – Listen

April 29, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
“What’s a few months or a year to fix what’s really broken here ?” ask Side Pony – who are Alice Wallace and Caitlin Cannon on their new single ‘Lucky Break’, and it’s hard to see […]
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Lucas Ebert “Dream Within A Dream” – Listen

April 29, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Dream Within a Dream‘ is the new single, out today, taken from Lucas Ebert’s new EP ‘Nobody.’  It’s a haunting song that muses on the dreamlike feel that the world can have sometimes – when reality […]

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Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour

August 27, 2026 0
Following four weeks on the road for their packed Spring 2026 Tour, Fairport Convention have announced an Autumn 2026 Tour, ahead of a very special Diamond Anniversary celebrating the band’s formation. This year’s Autumn Tour is […]
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Mr Plow “At One With Nature”

August 27, 2026 1
Mr Plow return with a magnificent gothic adventure from the heart of Leicestershire. Mr Plow may hail from Leicestershire, but the heart of their music is steeped in gothic New Orleans with a pinch- no, a ladle […]
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Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

August 27, 2026 0
At the end of a short European tour, appearing at Festivals and supporting Bonnie Prince Billy, Dawn Landes entertained us below deck on the Golden Hinde (a reproduction ship, sitting in dry dock behind Southwark Cathedral) […]

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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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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
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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, […]

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Paper Dress Vintage is a relatively new venue in Hackney, downstairs is a vintage clothing shop cum bar, by day upstairs is more clothing and a yoga studio but by night it’s an intimate venue to […]
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Joanna Sternberg “People Are Toys To You” – manipulation is your game

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‘People Are Toys To You‘ comes from ‘I’ve Got Me‘ the second album by New York City’s Joanna Sternberg which is due out on June 30th on Fat Possum.  Today’s featured song finds them deeply in […]
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Live Review: Saturday at Ramblin’ Roots Revue, Bucks Students’ Union, High Wycombe – 15th April 2023

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Saturday’s headliner at Ramblin’ Roots, Robert Vincent, told AUK: “It’s good to be back around everyone, seeing all these musicians together again.”  Indeed, there’s still a particular and renewed sense of the communal joy to be […]

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