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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?
Mayjen & The Birdwatcher
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Track Premiere: Maygen & The Birdwatcher “Hat Man Blues”

September 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Have you ever had the ‘Hat Man Blues‘?  Maygen & The Birdwatcher, the Minnesota based bluegrass influenced band certainly have.  But, perhaps it’s not a concept that you’re familiar with – well the band’s Noah Neumann […]
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Track Premiere: Haunted Like Human “Appaloosa”

September 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Appaloosa‘ is the latest single from the upcoming album “American Mythology,” from the Nashville-based folk duo of Dale Chapman (they/them) and Cody Clark (he/him), who together are Haunted Like Human. It’s their first release since 2021’s […]
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Dream Team Double Header – Emma Swift and The Dears

September 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Wow, how time flies – d’ya’know that it’s been two years since the last drop of Dream Team Double Header? How the heck did that happen? So long, in fact, that some readers, the newer ones […]
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Bill Scorzari “Cant’ Break This Fall” – not about the Autumn

September 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Cant’ Break This Fall‘ isn’t about the change of the seasons, nor is it a critique of Mark E. Smith’s perpetually changing band.  And yet, it certainly has a feel to it that could be described […]
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Mindy Murray “The Trenton Local” – I hear that train a-comin’

September 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Mass transit is not some sort of luxury – it’s a necessity for millions of people in order to go about their daily lives.  Maybe they can’t afford a car, maybe for some reason they are […]

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For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

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Waylon Payne album cover art for Wayward 2026

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

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Kelly Hunt

Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

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Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow to release 12th album in the Autumn

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Natalie Del Carmen

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Features

For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

August 17, 2026 0
Co-written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman for The Flying Burrito Brothers’ 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, Sin City features one of the best lines in the whole of popular music. “On the […]
Waylon Payne album cover art for Wayward 2026
Album Reviews

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

August 17, 2026 0
A fantastic-sounding third album from the ‘outlaw prince’ treats us to some great songs and a sublime band.  One of the first things that strikes you about this record is just how good it sounds. Many […]
Kelly Hunt
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Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

August 17, 2026 0
Kelly Hunt’s last album, Ozark Symphony, was one of the highlights of 2023.  Now, the Memphis native, returns with her third release, Requiem for a Sleepless Night, which will be issued on Compass Records on 18th […]

  • For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”
  • Waylon Payne “Wayward”
  • Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September
  • Sheryl Crow to release 12th album in the Autumn
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Natalie Del Carmen
  • Kate Waters “Some Comfort”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 249 “Away in Edinburgh”
  • Emmett Morris “Gilded Cage” – it a rat trap, Judy
  • Video: Fruition “I’m Not Afraid” – If this ship goes down, you’ll gladly sink with it
  • Something for the weekend: Passenger “It Was Gonna Be You”
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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 […]
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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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

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Wila Frank “Light of the Moon” – Ethereal and grounded sounds intertwined

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Ethereal and grounded sounds intertwine as Wila Frank sings about ‘Light of the Moon’.  This is the first single from her new ‘Agua Verde’ E.P.   Recorded in a single afternoon at afternoon at Nashville’s state of […]
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Jessie Buckley’s star bursts in new movie ‘Wild Rose’

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We’ve got news of a new movie coming out next month which you’ll probably want to put on your “to do” list along with verruca plasters and noodles. With a UK release of April 12th, ‘Wild […]
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Julian Taylor “Ballad Of A Young Troubadour” – Listen

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When we featured his song ‘The Ridge‘ back in April I think it’s fair to say we were pretty impressed – and here we are again with his latest single ‘Ballad of a Young Troubadour‘ and […]

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