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Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Theophany”

January 23, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week and we leave you dear reader with a new release of an old song by Josh Ritter. Ritter wrote on his Facebook last week: “All that I knew, as I […]

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Preview: Joe H Henry’s “powerful as a freight train” voice lands for debut UK tour

January 23, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Joe H Henry has arrived on our shores for his debut UK tour, bringing his soulful brand of Americana and folk storytelling to audiences across Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England. Known for songs […]

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Something for the weekend: This Is Lorelei “SF & GG” – the spirit of Elliott Smith in two minutes

January 16, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We leave you with what sounds to these ears like the finest pop song under 2 minutes (one minute and 41 seconds to be precise) I […]

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Americana UK is looking for album reviewers

January 14, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

If your New Year’s resolution was “become a music journalist” or even just “be more hip”, then we’ve got good news for you. We’re currently on the lookout for people with a love of americana to […]

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Something for the weekend: Jesse Welles and Joan Baez “No Kings”

January 9, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist along with this month’s fabulous giveaway will be with you at 5pm. In the meantime we leave you […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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It hardly needs repeating that John Renbourn was a phenomenally talented guitarist who turned his hand to a variety of music – folk, jazz, blues, the start of the ‘Early Music’ movement.  And he excelled in […]

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