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NRA boots some country artists off its site

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
And we post this story if for nothing else than to put the first picture on AUK of the lovely Granger Smith up (who features in the piece, not just randomly). Also, the NRA is becoming […]
Features

Win tickets to see Tom Paxton with AUK!

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
A reminder about this dear readers, we’ve not had a lot of entries yet so “it could be you!” as the deep-voiced saying goes. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and US folk icon, Tom Paxton, is returning […]
News

James Elkington heads back to UK for shows

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Yesterday it was the Black Deer Festival we were reporting on.  Today, it’s James Elk-ington. When will it all stop?  Following his tour supporting Jeff Tweedy in January, Chicago-based English songwriter and guitarist Elkington is returning to the UK for […]
Videos

Video premiere: The Tillers “Dear Mother”

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Cincinnati-based folk string band The Tillers’ new self-titled studio album comes out March 23rd (this Friday, date fans) via Sofaburn Records and they’ve shared the track ‘Dear Mother’ with us which is really rather lovely and […]
Features

Win tickets to Soundscreen film showings with AUK

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
The Soundscreen Festival of music and film begins in London from tomorrow until Thursday (29th) next week which features films and live performances across London including venues such as Koko and the 100 Club, and there’s […]

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Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

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Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”

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First Aid Kit & the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, live at the Royal Albert Hall, London - 30th September 2026

Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026

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Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could

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Video: Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds “All I Ever Wanted”

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Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

October 5, 2026 0
Dom Flemons, the GRAMMY Award-winning musician and music scholar, will release his new album Making American Music: The Smithsonian Sessions on 22nd January 2027 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Recorded in the Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall […]
Album cover artwork for Laura Cortese "Lucky Water"
Album Reviews

Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”

October 5, 2026 0
Low-key folk with beautiful vocals and evocative, atmospheric, sensuous words. Laura Cortese grew up in San Francisco and discovered folk music through the fiddle camps she attended. She has toured with artists including The Mountain Goats […]
First Aid Kit & the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, live at the Royal Albert Hall, London - 30th September 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026

October 5, 2026 0
Almost exactly 12 years after First Aid Kit first played the Royal Albert Hall, they’re back at the same venue, this time with the 65-piece Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in tow, conducted by Erik Arvinder. Tickets went […]

  • Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments
  • Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”
  • Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026
  • Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could
  • Video: Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds “All I Ever Wanted”
  • 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
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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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Megan Brickwood “All The Same”

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Consummate folk-influenced, debut album from Pacific Northwest-based singer-songwriter. Megan Brickwood grew up in the small, former mining town of Redding in rural, northern California. Now residing in the Pacific Northwest, ‘All The Same’, is Brickwood’s debut […]
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Richard Laviolette “Taking The Long Way Home” (You’ve Changed Records, 2017)

April 21, 2017 0
This is a good record – nicely written, songs performed well, you can’t really want for much more! Richard Laviolette is the real deal, a singer-songwriter from Ontario, Canada, Taking the Long Way Home is his […]
Tracks

Ron Pope “I’ve Gotta Change (Or I’m Gonna Die)” – it’s all about making money

May 22, 2024 0
Today’s visualizer video see’s Ron Pope wandering around deep in contemplation – as well he might be since ‘I’ve Gotta Change (Or I’m Gonna Die)‘ is a song with a heavy subject matter to which Pope […]

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