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The Milk Carton Kids announce UK dates

January 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
The wonderfully named and wonderful sounding Milk Carton Kids have announced their return to the UK and Europe for a tour, the first time since the 2018 release of their Grammy-nominated album ‘All the Things That I Did […]
News

Andrew Combs’ debut gets re-release, with UK dates

January 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Dashing Nashville native (but now Nashville based) Andrew Combs kicks off his European tour this week, which coincides with a re-issue of his first album, ‘Worried Man’. The deluxe digital edition includes new re-cuts of two […]
Previews

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part three

January 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
The AMAUK conference is now into its fourth year and one of the highlights is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony featuring the best of americana talent, both homegrown and […]
Previews

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part two

January 15, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
The AMAUK conference is now into its fourth year and one of the highlights is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony featuring the best of americana talent, both homegrown and […]
News

Jason Ringenberg announces new album, UK dates

January 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
What do you get when you place Americana music legend Jason Ringenberg (who Mojo described as “The Godfather of Americana”) in a grove of Giant Sequoias?  You end up with his new record ‘Stand Tall’, the (very) […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

Features
July 13, 2026 2

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

Album Reviews
July 13, 2026 1

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

Interviews
July 13, 2026 0
Mary Gauthier

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

News
July 13, 2026 0

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

Columns
July 13, 2026 0
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 2
Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]
Album Reviews

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1
No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
  • Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”
  • Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?
  • Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)
  • Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”
  • Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”
  • Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012
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  • Jonathan Aird: Hi Steve - thanks for the comment, really glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for the information about the Tonight…
  • Steve Robinson: Hey Jonathan, What a fun read. Had the pleasure of singing that song with Roger many times as part of…
  • Martin Johnson: AUK had a chat with Ed a couple of years about his life in and love of music. https://americana-uk.com/interview-ed-snodderly-on-his-many-faceted-career-in-the-music-of-the-american-south

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Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

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 […]

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Album Reviews

Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman “Stubborn Heart” (Lucky Number Music, 2019)

April 1, 2019 0
“Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman is a Jewish New York author. Readers here might be familiar with his account of the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue ‘On the Road with Bob Dylan.’ Sloman also wrote ‘Reefer Madness,’ a social history of […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Katy Guillen & The Drive “Goodbye Charlie”

September 16, 2025 0
The latest release from Katy Guillen & The Drive has a compelling, slow groove and a sweetly absorbing melody that hooks you into the heartache and loss of ‘Goodbye Charlie’. The found-footage style of the video […]
Tracks

Son Volt feat. Laura Cantrell “Diamonds and Cigarettes” – Listen

June 14, 2021 0
Son Volt recently announced the July 30th release of their tenth studio album ‘Electro Melodier’, and over the weekend they’ve released a lyric video for the track ‘Diamond and Cigarettes’ which in lovingly paying homage to […]

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