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Jaime Wyatt announces debut UK tour

January 15, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
LA based Jaime Wyatt, who has received some fantastic press over the last year from the likes of Rolling Stone (who described her as a “New Country Artist You Need To Know“ – that’s a new […]
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New Kim Richey “Edgeland” due March – Listen

January 12, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Kim Richey will release her first album in five years, Edgeland, on Yep Roc Records on 30th March, and you can hear the first track to be taken from it “Whistle On Occasion” featuring Chuck Prophet below. Recorded in Nashville, Edgeland is Richey’s eighth studio […]
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UK bill to protect music venues goes to second reading next week

January 12, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
This has flown under the radar a bit in terms of national reporting but it might be a good time to ask your MP to support the bill (unless you live next to a noisy venue, […]
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Americana for the masses in Kent, Black Deer Festival is born!

January 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
A new festival Black Deer has been announced this morning which “promises you a jam-packed weekend of celebrating all things Americana and Country!” Taking place in Eridge Park, Britain’s oldest deer park located on the Kent/East […]
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Red River Dialect announce UK dates

January 10, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Red River Dialect describe themselves on their site as “a six strong band of human animals, brewing a lightly carbonated folk-rock from the psycho-spiritual malt of David Morris’ songwriting”.  We rather liked their new record, which […]

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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

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Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 11
We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0
Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]
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Album Reviews

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0
Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

  • 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
  • Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017
  • The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival
  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026
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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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The Wanted “Strange Flight”

May 5, 2021 0
Gritty roots to atmospheric melodies and harmonies. It should be no surprise if the haunting tones that characterise The Wanted’s third album, ‘Strange Flight’, bring to mind The Cowboy Junkies. Both groups trace their lineage to […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Cormac Russell “Like Juliet”

February 3, 2023 0
Cormac Russell is a bit obsessed with Romeo & Juliet, as he told us the song’s “words might have been influenced by film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, but more likely it sprang from my readings […]
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The First Time: Guy Lincoln – The Pink Fairies, The Marquee Club, London, 3rd August 1976

March 15, 2023 0
Memory and the memories that are associated with it is a strange and wonderful thing right? This ‘First Time’ series is all about memory and memories and in it we have shared in of some our […]

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