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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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Siv Jakobson “Bullet” – Listen

April 27, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
This don’t dare to breath stillness of a recording by Siv Jakobsen is a version of a song from her debut album that was recorded live in Oslo and will be on her new live album […]
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Tony Wright & Ryan Hamilton “Oh, Lonesome Me” – Listen

April 26, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
The first release from an upcoming album ‘Grand ole Otley’, this is the perhaps unlikely combination of Ryan Hamilton, the Texas rocker who grew up on country greats, and Tony Wright of Brit-Rock hitmakers Terrorvision.  As ever it’s a shared […]
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Phil Cook “Steampowered Blues” – Listen

April 25, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Steampowered Blues’ is the first single from Phil Cook’s upcoming second solo album ‘People are my drug’, which is due in June.  It’s n appropriate choice as it was also the first song  recorded for the […]
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Les Saules Pleureurs “Are You Loathsome Tonight” – Listen

April 24, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Les Saules Pleureurs are not as French as they might sound – as they are Robert Paul (Severed Limb) on vocals and guitar, and Sophie Loyer (Urban Voodoo Machine) on violin.  Their approach is organic vinyl […]
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Richie Havens “Grassy, Grass, Grass” – Listen

April 23, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, it was five years yesterday since we lost the beautiful Richie Havens (Guardian Obituary).  He was still working on new songs, some of which have never been given a formal CD release but are available […]

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Elizabeth Cook “Great Television”

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Fancy covering live shows or new albums for us?

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The Deep Blue live at the Cambridge Folk Festival - 1st & 2nd August 2026

The Luck of the Draw: AUK reader Les Bright enjoys his weekend at The Cambridge Folk Festival

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Mary Gauthier “Alcohol and Adderall” – addiction blues

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Album Art Great Television by Elizabeth Cook
Album Reviews

Elizabeth Cook “Great Television”

September 1, 2026 0
A welcome and wonderful return. It’s hard to believe we have gone six years since Elizabeth Cook’s last album, Aftermath. Not that she’s been idle in the intervening years, with her television fishing show and a […]
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Fancy covering live shows or new albums for us?

September 1, 2026 0
Everyone knows about new year resolutions but have you head of a new season resolution? As the weeks of scorched yellow grass become a distant memory, why not hunker down for the autumn and winter ahead […]
The Deep Blue live at the Cambridge Folk Festival - 1st & 2nd August 2026
Live Reviews

The Luck of the Draw: AUK reader Les Bright enjoys his weekend at The Cambridge Folk Festival

September 1, 2026 0
While all AUK content is free to access, subscribers who donate a small amount each month to support the site are sent a Spotify/Apple Music/Tidal playlist each month featuring the best songs from albums we’ve reviewed, […]

  • Elizabeth Cook “Great Television”
  • Fancy covering live shows or new albums for us?
  • The Luck of the Draw: AUK reader Les Bright enjoys his weekend at The Cambridge Folk Festival
  • Mary Gauthier “Alcohol and Adderall” – addiction blues
  • Video: The Long Version “Early Days” – anything that challenges you in a good way
  • Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”
  • Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”
  • Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975
  • The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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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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Something Australian for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Alone With You”

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Greetings AUKers from down under where I’ve been for the last two weeks in preparation for the other half of my existence, and being here felt like an opportune moment to share a new recording by […]

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