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BC Camplight, St Pancras Old Church, London. 20th April 2017

April 24, 2017 KC Vines 0

The church has a profound effect on some people. For BC Camplight it drove him to greet his audience with a handshake at the south porch as they left. Earlier I wasn’t too sure Camplight was an […]

Live Reviews

Courtney Marie Andrews, In-Store Performance, Rough Trade West, London. 12th April 2017

April 13, 2017 KC Vines 0

A true unplugged set this evening. Wearing a short olive dress and perched confidently on the record shop front desk, Courtney Marie Andrews was charming the 25 strong audience with cuts from the new LP. Without […]

Live Reviews

Holly MacVe + Will Stratton, St John on Bethnal Green, London E2 – 6th April 2017

April 11, 2017 KC Vines 0

Holly MacVe is 21. She grew up in Ireland, Yorkshire and Brighton yet she creates lonesome country songs hewn from the bedrock of Hank, Emmylou, Joni, Tammy and KD along with that of Lana Del Rey. A […]

Live Reviews

Colin Hay, Union Chapel, Islington, London 4th April 2017

April 6, 2017 KC Vines 0

When a panel voted recently on the best Australian songs of the modern era, three of the top ten were penned by Scots. The Easybeats’ “Friday On My Mind” topped the list, co-written by George Young […]

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Our new supporters playlist comes out today with our best giveaway yet – win a pair of weekend tickets to the Cambridge Folk Festival 2026!

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The latest AUK podcast is now live featuring chat with Greazy Alice mainman Alex Pianovich

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Kyle McKearney “Rearview” – objects may loom larger

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Video Premiere: Robert Deeble “The First Lady of Peru” – a deeper longing for connection

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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Rick Bayles

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  • Our new supporters playlist comes out today with our best giveaway yet – win a pair of weekend tickets to the Cambridge Folk Festival 2026!
  • The latest AUK podcast is now live featuring chat with Greazy Alice mainman Alex Pianovich
  • Kyle McKearney “Rearview” – objects may loom larger
  • Video Premiere: Robert Deeble “The First Lady of Peru” – a deeper longing for connection
  • The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Rick Bayles
  • Book Review: Cary Baker “Down On The Corner”
  • Jesca Hoop returns with self produced album and UK tour
  • Jimmy Fretwell “Analog Dream”
  • Paul Metsa & Alan Sparhawk “No Kings (No Crown)” – wasn’t this meant to be a Democracy
  • Video: Eric Bibb “Didn’t I Keep Runnin'” – we’re all still on the road to freedom
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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bernie Leadon Too Late to Be Cool? No way!

January 21, 2026 0

When pigs can fly and cows jump over the moon …. when hell freezes over …. when an NBA player gets called for “palming the ball” …. when George Costanza picks up a check … when […]

Interviews

Interview: Trevor Sensor on connection, bataille and love in the time of confusion

January 13, 2026 0

“Are you really real, do you feel the same thing that I do, girl, when I touch you, girl?” ~ Ricky Nelson According to iconic filmmaker Federico Fellini, “The visionary is the only true realist.” Before […]

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Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 48

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 37

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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