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Something for the weekend: Aoife O’Donovan ft. The Milk Carton Kids “More Than We Know”

July 23, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a new collaboration between longtime AUK favourites the Milk Carton Kids and Irish-American singer and Grammy award-winning songwriter Aoife O’Donovan, best […]
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First names for Americanafest 2021 announced

July 23, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
The first names of performers who’ll be playing AmericanaFest 2021 have been revealed, which takes place in Nashville from September 22nd to 25th and includes over 200 artists scheduled to showcase at venues around Music City […]
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Neal Casal tribute album announced for November

July 23, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1
‘Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal’ – a tribute to the life and music of the singer, songwriter and musician – has been announced for release on November 12th, 2021. A sprawling 41-song collection, now […]
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Black Deer 2022 announces its line-up

July 22, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Black Deer Festival has had arguably more runs than any other at trying to give us a weekend of americana in the sun, with 3 dates over the last year and a bit cancelled, so it’s […]
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Sturgill Simpson announces new concept album “The Ballad of Dood and Juanita”

July 22, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Sturgill Simpson has announced the release of a new concept album, ‘The Ballad of Dood and Juanita’, which lands digitally and on CD on August 20th, with a vinyl release on December 3rd just in time […]

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Video Premiere: Brooklyn Del & The Revelators “You and I”

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Here’s the latest single from Portland, Oregon–based Brooklyn Del & The Revelators. You and I is a high-energy sonic blast that grabs your attention from the opening notes and doesn’t let go. There’s a wild sense […]
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Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Tipps and Obermiller “Love (and Other Mysteries)”

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A cohesive debut as a duo from two veteran musicians who prove their talent as a pair. For Hilary Tipps and Steve Obermiller, the trajectory to their first album together was a long and unusual one: […]
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Pick of the political pops: Kacey Musgraves “Oh, What A World”

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Kacey Musgraves this week expressed her anger over the US government’s stance on gun reform, following two mass shootings in the US this past weekend. “I don’t know what the answer is but obviously something has […]
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David Ramirez announces new single, UK dates

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Thirty Tigers signing David Ramirez has just announced his fourth album “We’re Not Going Anywhere” which is due out September 8th, and he’s touring the UK next week. Ramirez, who comes from the perspective of having a […]

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