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Johnny Cash classics get reimagined by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

September 28, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Columbia and Legacy Recordings have announced the release of ‘Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’ which lands in the UK on November 13th. Produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman and recorded at Abbey Road […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: Dave Hause feat. Brian Fallon “Long Ride Home”

September 25, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it for this week dear reader. We leave you with a track from a new double EP ‘Patty/Paddy’ from Dave Hause which interprets the songs of two very different artists, Patty Griffin and Paddy Costello […]
Tracks

Kurt Vile with John Prine “How Lucky” – Listen

September 25, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Kurt Vile has a new EP out called ‘Speed, Sound, Lonely KV’ which will be released next week on October 2nd. The EP contains the track ‘How Lucky’, a duet with John Prine, covering his classic […]
Features

New live streaming service Roots Live! launches

September 25, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Roots Live! is a new organisation which been created, in their own words: “by musicians for musicians as a response to the new demand for concert streaming in 2020. It became clear that live concerts, as […]
News

Classic Neal Casal to be released on vinyl next month

September 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1
Neal Casal’s debut record, ‘Fade Away Diamond Time’, was released in 1995 to much critical acclaim. Produced by Jim Scott (Wilco, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash) and recorded with a stellar cast of players in a sprawling […]

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Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

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The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

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AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

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Album Art Sophie Wellington Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still

Sophie Wellington “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”

Album Reviews
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Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

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Essentials

Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

July 9, 2026 0
It’s been two years since we updated our list of the essential podcasts in our part of the musical forest, and as podcasts do come and go on occasion, it seemed like a good time before […]
News

The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

July 9, 2026 0
Cooking Vinyl has released the single You May Offend, the title track from The Proclaimers’ new album. It is brothers Craig and Charlie Reid’s first album since 2022’s hugely acclaimed Denture’s Out. Their 13th studio album’s […]
Promo photo for Richard Neuberg
Album Reviews

AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

July 9, 2026 0
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

  • Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026
  • The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates
  • AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers
  • Sophie Wellington “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”
  • Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026
  • Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not
  • Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Jessi Colter “Edge of Forever”

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Country outlaws, past and present, join forces and come up with a  truly modern country album Lest one forget, Jessi Colter was one of the original “country outlaws” in that she was one of the quartet […]
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Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “City of Heroes”

February 6, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm and it could be you who wins the pair of tickets for the Cambridge […]
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Scree “Questions For The Moon” – wordless answers

February 1, 2023 0
Welcome Americana instrumental track groovesters to the latest entry in the Americana UK semi-regular mid-week mid-afternoon tuneful tune with no pesky words  – or, if you prefer catchy acronyms, and frankly who doesn’t?, the feature we […]

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