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Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 144: “If you go down to the woods….”

May 31, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
It’s festival time again!  Hurrah, hooray. I’m afraid I’m a sucker for a small gathering somewhere rural where folks can come together and listen to good music and talk nonsense for hours on end whilst fuelled […]
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Katherine Priddy announces 2025 dates as the pendulum keeps swinging upwards!

May 30, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
The brilliant Katherine Priddy is keeping the momentum going following her recent album release and tour success by booking more dates for your diaries. The highly fought-over AUK competition prize of two tickets to one of […]
News

Alberta Cross to release re-imagined “The Thief and The Heartbreaker”

May 30, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Alberta Cross have announced plans to release a reworked version of their  2007 debut ‘’The Thief and The Heartbreaker’’ later this year featuring a wealth of musical collaborations from as yet unnamed friends (with one notable […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 143 “Grrrrrrr”

May 24, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Every week I put together the playlist for the radio show it is a deliberate mix of brand new stuff (to demonstrate how of the moment I am), obscure stuff (to demonstrate how gnomic and out […]
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The Maverick line up for their seventeenth year is now complete and it’s a doozey!

May 23, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
The UK’s first and some would argue finest Americana festival has announced its full lineup for 2024. The festival will take place from Friday 5th July to Sunday 7th, showcasing artists from both sides of the […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

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Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

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Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

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Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”

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Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026

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Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0
The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]
Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"
Album Reviews

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0
Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]
Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"
Album Reviews

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0
Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]

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  • Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”
  • David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”
  • Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”
  • Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026
  • Live Review: Tessa Rose Jackson + Chloe Foy, St Pancras Old Church, London – 16th September 2026
  • James Felice announces release of second solo album in November
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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”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”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 […]
Interviews

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: Half Moon Run “Alco”

May 25, 2023 0
The latest single from Canadian group Half Moon Run truly displays the talents of vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Devon Portielje, Conner Molander, and Dylan Phillips.  An insistent beat propels ‘Alco’ forward, over which a bright and soaring melody […]
Album Reviews

Alan Fletcher “The Point”

March 6, 2023 0
Aussie soap star finds a perfect band to help him deliver his vision of Americana On a couple of levels it seems absurd for AUK to be reviewing an album recorded by a 65-year-old Australian actor, […]
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It’s the 2024 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year

December 16, 2024 1
There are 3 days left to vote for your favourite Americana from the last 12 months! The stuff that’s resonated with you throughout the year, the stuff that you’ll still be talking about this time next […]

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