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Graham Nash, David Crosby and others talk about their favourite tracks from Joni’s “Blue”

June 22, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
The Guardian have published a piece this morning as Joni Mitchell’s legendary ‘Blue’ album turns 50, and they’ve interviewed “the musicians it inspired – and those who inspired it – [to] tell us which track means […]
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Josh Okeefe announces August UK dates

June 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
After a turbulent couple of years, young and rising folk troubadour Josh Okeefe has announced his return to the stage with a busy August 2021 schedule of live shows and festival appearances in the UK. Finally […]
Videos

Something for the weekend: Counting Crows “Butter Miracle Suite One” – The Video

June 18, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with something a little unusual, in the shape of a long-form video for the whole of Counting Crows’ recent ‘Butter Miracle Suite One’ […]
Videos

Jeff Tweedy shares new “Parks and Rec” song – Listen

June 17, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy has shared a new song online from his alter-ego Scott Tanner from his Parks and Recreation cameo role. Tanner was the frontman of local band Land Ho! who were successfully reunited for a […]
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Avett Brothers release first song from new musical – Listen

June 16, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Rolling Stone have run a story about the new Avett Brothers musical, originally slated to debut in June 2020 called ‘Swept Away’ and they’ve now released a video for the title track from it which you […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

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Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 9
We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0
Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]
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Album Reviews

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0
Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

  • Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness
  • Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”
  • Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances
  • Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017
  • The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival
  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026
  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier
  • Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon
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Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

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, […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 142 – “Another one gone…”: Remembering Steve Albini

May 17, 2024 1
The news this week that Steve Albini had passed away at the tender age of 61 was both shocking and very sad and rightfully his work has been celebrated as a consequence. Radio has been full […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: The Gourds “Everybody’s Missing The Sun”

February 8, 2019 1
Down here in The Bunker at Americana UK Towers we have five lever locks and ten bolts on the door. Mostly this is to keep out the hoi polio – fans who want to snog us […]
Videos

Something for the weekend: Jade Bird “White Winter Hymnal”

January 6, 2023 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – it’s been a bit quiet here at AUK Towers while we nurse our new year hangovers and various bouts of flu but a gradual easing […]

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