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Editor of Americana UK website, the UK's leading home for americana news and reviews since 2001 (when life was simpler, at least for the first 253 days)
Features

Americana UK writers choose their albums of 2020

December 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 6
We’ve reached the end of perhaps the most unconventional year in most of our lifetimes, but music has been that constant companion, even though our capacity to cope with acoustic covers albums has perhaps been pushed […]
News

Van Morrison joins Black Deer 2021 line-up

December 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
If you’re looking to book an act who’s guaranteed to turn up and play a festival even if we’re in Tier 5 lockdown, it’s Van “don’t wear a mask” Morrison who will be bringing his super-spreader […]
Videos

Something for the weekend: Beachwood Sparks “Morning Light”

December 18, 2020 Mark Whitfield 3
Well that’s it for us this week dear reader. A big week for us next week as we announce our writers’ albums of 2020 on Monday, we will countdown to our Twang Factor Season One winner […]
Videos

Video: Steve Roberts “The Legend of England”

December 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Steve Roberts’ new song is called ‘The Legend of England’ although Steve himself is something of a legend in his hometown of Liverpool, having previously fronted the band 16 Tambourines. He now lives in the more […]
News

Jason Isbell to live stream NYE show

December 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
  It’s not the first time he’s done it but let’s face it, our options this year are slightly limited so what better way to ring in the new year? Jason Isbell has announced that he […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

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artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

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Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

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

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News

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

October 2, 2026 10
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 […]
artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"
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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Shuffle: Toomey, to you: an appreciation of Jenny Toomey

November 12, 2021 0
Jenny Toomey was prominent on the Washington DC Hardcore scene in the early 1990s, she played in several bands including Choke, Geek and most notably in Tsunami. It’s not this part of her career that I’m […]
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Jason Isbell Songs

May 8, 2025 20
Jason Isbell is no hidden secret. The Alabama native is undeniably one of our most talented songwriters and sits somewhere between the Southern Gothic of William Faulkner and the character-driven narratives of John Prine. Finding his […]
How Gelb, Wethering Some Piano, AKP Records, 2024
Album Reviews

Howe Gelb “Weathering Some Piano”

May 31, 2024 2
Improvised Tucson Zen. It’s difficult to pinpoint what phase Howe Gelb has reached. His output is so multifarious, that we have long passed his primary identity as the pioneering Godfather of alt-country and subcategories that might […]

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