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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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Logan Staats “Medicine Wheel” – rising again

December 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2
Logan Staats’ latest single, ‘Medicine Wheel,‘ is a song that came easily to him, as he describes, “There is something special about the effortless way this story fell out of me. Storytelling is an important aspect […]
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Jingle Bells Fridays – but they said you all like figgy pudding…

November 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Here we are and well, well, well, it’s December next week.  Don’t be fooled by the slight upswing in the weather, Christmas is still a-comin’ down the tracks and there are only two, maybe three, things […]
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Haylie Davis “Country Boy” – lost in the big city

November 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s more than a slight resemblance to the Seventies soft-Country-rock of a Linda Ronstadt or an Emmylou Harris about this latest single from Haylie Davis, who also takes the opportunity to demonstrate her incredibly powerful singing.  […]
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Live Review: Mary Gauthier + Jaimee Harris, Kings Place, London – 8th November 2025

November 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Kings Place is a modern concert hall located under the offices of The Guardian and conveniently placed for King’s Cross Station, Pancras railway and Underground stations. It’s also but a stone’s throw from the developing area […]
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Lily Vakili “Rocket” – where you going, where you been?

November 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Lily Vakili has decided to step out from behind the semi-anonymity of the Vakili Band by releasing her new album “Oceans Of Kansas” under her full name.  The new music takes her on a more personal […]

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Tier one tickets on sale today! If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new americana we’ve heard over the last few weeks […]
Joe Martin live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 26th September 2026
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Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026

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As I proceeded to pull into a convenient parking space, a stone’s throw from the doors of the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, home of Americana music in Lincolnshire, I noticed that the circus was in […]
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The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier

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This week’s podcast sees Keith talking to two great songwriters. Cam Fraser of Boulder Fields, in the week of the release of Nothing Age, and Mary Gauthier, in the week of her release, Reckoning. Both very […]

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  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026
  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

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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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Definitely one for traditionalists. There are no passengers in the five-piece, Chicago-based, Honey Cellar. Instead, all members have multiple roles, enabling them to switch lead vocals and vary harmonies, keeping the sound bright and fresh; Joey […]
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I am conscious that some of my choices for my Top 10 americana artists may be a bit different from other AUK writers. I confess that I am a relative newcomer to the genre having had […]
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A little bonus Track to end the week with.  Jimmy Webb is probably best known for his collaboration with Glen Campbell, and songs like ‘Galvaston‘ and ‘Wichita Linesman‘.  Naturally he also had a solo singer-songwriter career, […]

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