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Bob Cheevers announces UK dates for 2018

December 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1
Bob Cheevers has announced a UK tour for 2018 for the 13th time – hopefully a piano won’t fall on his head as he steps off the plane. He will be promoting his epic boxed-set retrospective […]
News

Jon Boden announces Spring 2018 dates

November 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
As both a “him” and a “them”. Ex-Bellowhead frontman Jon Boden will hit the road firstly as a solo act in mid-April, starting at Brecon’s Theatr Brycheiniog before picking up The Remnant Kings later in the month […]
Videos

Video premiere: Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra “Wintertide”

November 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Composer Paul Mosley has reached his 10-year anniversary (Tin?) as a musician and to celebrate, while most people would buy a cake, he’s instead reuniting with his Red Meat Orchestra to release a new EP of […]
Tracks

Okkervil River “What Friends Do” – Listen

November 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Okkervil River’s latest track What Friends Do is the theme song to Amazon Prime’s animated holiday special “Click Clack Moo: Christmas At The Farm”. Breaking Bad it’s not. It’s based on the book series from Doreen Cronin […]
Tracks

Calexico “Voices in the Field” – Listen

November 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Stereogum have premiered a new track by the act they describe as “Arizona’s resident Americana band” Calexico who recently announced their ninth studio album, “The Thread That Keeps Us”. Voices In The Field follows on from […]

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Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

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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 […]
artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"
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”
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  • 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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Album Reviews

M. Cambridge “Land Songs: The Ballad of Sok le Boy”

May 11, 2021 0
Belfast songwriter, inspired by an old map, comes up with cracking little EP. M. Cambridge is the side project of Mark McCambridge of highly regarded Belfast act Arborist. ‘Land Songs: The Ballad of Sok le Boy’ […]
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Live Reviews

Live Review: L.A. Edwards + Jade Jackson, The Grace, London – 10th July 2024

July 25, 2024 1
To the heart of Islington on yet another autumnal July evening. L.A. Edwards are on their first European tour as headliners. A previous support tour with Lucinda Williams is a fine way to bolster credibility and […]
Tracks

Austin Coleman “The Change” – Listen

July 2, 2018 0
On ‘The Change‘ Austin Coleman finds himself halfway between Jason Isbell and Fleetwood Mac (post Peter Green, prior to eviction of Lindsey Buckingham).  ‘The Change‘ has a dreamy countryesque feel, perfect summer listening as the heatwave […]

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