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Something for the weekend: Margo Price with Billy Strings & Jesse Welles “Maggie’s Farm” (Live at Farm Aid 40)

October 17, 2025 Mark Whitfield 3
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. I found a new way to hate Spotify this morning. Woke up, went to the “Release Radar” playlist which appears on Fridays and saw the cover […]
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Something for the weekend: Kashus Culpepper “Out of My Mind”

October 10, 2025 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Do check out our new weekly podcast presented by our very own Keith Hargreaves which we’ve had some lovely feedback on so far, thanks to those […]
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AUK launches new weekly podcast

October 6, 2025 Mark Whitfield 1
Featuring new tracks, news stories, and interviews – this week, Josh Rouse! If you’ve been a long-time reader of the website you’ll know about our aversion to anything more complex than a valve radio (we have […]
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Something for the weekend: John Mayer “Roll it on Home”

October 3, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – if you’re a supporter your playlist will be with you at 5pm. To round things off this week I thought I’d share a track from […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Matt Andersen live

October 3, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0
We’re also giving away a new Springsteen hardback! Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Briscoe, […]

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 9th= Jason Isbell – “Elephant” (2013)

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Dylan LeBlanc returns to his “Cautionary Tale” and releases fan favourite demo

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Norma “Country Catering”

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artwork for Roswell Road album "Rebel Joy"

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 9th= Jason Isbell – “Elephant” (2013)

March 31, 2026 0
The second  of two songs that were voted equal ninth by our writers. Another shoo-in for the Top Ten list, given the high esteem in which Jason Isbell is held by americana fans. In our Best […]
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Dylan LeBlanc returns to his “Cautionary Tale” and releases fan favourite demo

March 31, 2026 0
Louisiana singer-songwriter Dylan LeBlanc has announced the 10th Anniversary re-release of his acclaimed album Cautionary Tale, which is due out on May 15, 2026, via Single Lock Records and includes a limited run on yellow vinyl. […]
Cover art for Norma album "Country Catering"
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Norma “Country Catering”

March 31, 2026 0
West Coast Americana from Norway’s Mississippi. The Østfold county is dubbed by some as Norway’s Mississippi, as the country’s longest river, the Glomma, flows through its densely populated lowland area on its way to the Oslo […]

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  • Dylan LeBlanc returns to his “Cautionary Tale” and releases fan favourite demo
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

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Bonny Light Horseman “Deep In Love” – Listen

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What a beautiful sound Bonny Light Horseman make – at times vintage American Folk, and at times striding fearlessly into Incredible String Band territory.  It comes from a deep love of British folk that infuses their […]
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Kacy and Clayton announce UK dates for 2020, release new single

September 25, 2019 0
‘That Sweet Orchestra Sound’ is the new single by Canadian psych-folk second-cousins Kacy & Clayton. The track is taken from the new album ‘Carrying On’, due out via New West Records on 4th October. The 10-song […]
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Old Hoss “Smellin’ Like A Rose” – where music meets wrestling

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Old Hoss is the alter ego of Edmonton-born, Toronto-based musician Kris Gies who has switched from hard rock bassman to alt-country, digging into a rough and ready recording style on the album ‘Mid-Atlantic.‘  It’s an album […]

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