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Why Americana UK is leaving X aka Twitter

August 20, 2024 Mark Whitfield 11

After a prolonged discussion within our editorial team, we’ve made the decision to leave X aka Twitter and just wanted to let you our readers know the reasons for this although they probably won’t come as […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Going to the River with Dad”

August 16, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the forthcoming album from the great Paul Kelly – For his latest album “Fever Longing Still” which […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Michael Weston King “The Hardest Thing of All”

August 9, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with this, posted without comment, other than to say Michael you have the love and support of the entire Americana UK community. Take […]

Tracks

Tear the fascists down: some thoughts on the last few days

August 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 25

As some of you will know, AUK is something we all do in our spare time around the various lives we lead. Me – my day job is working for a university in Liverpool, the home […]

Tracks

Something for the weekend: Sean Stemaly “Smoke in the Sky”

August 2, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s us done for another week dearest of readers – if you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will drop at 5 this afternoon. We have to give a shout out too to the new […]

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Interviews

Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 1

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 […]

Behind the Songs

Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

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

February 9, 2026 0

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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The small village of North Newbald, with a population of approximately 800 people, lies within the idyllic East Riding of Yorkshire, around 13 miles north-west of Hull. Despite its size, it houses a fair few attractions, […]

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Ron Pope announces UK and EU tour dates and new single

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Nashville-based, Ron Pope, has announced his “Neon and Glass World Tour,” 28 dates slated for 2025 including shows in the UK and the EU with Emily Scott Robinson opening. “I have put together the most compelling […]

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Nada Surf are one of those bands who occupy a distinct corner of americana in the broadest sense – at times they can sound like they’re nothing to do with the genre, their new album having […]

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