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Something for the weekend: Hurray for the Riff Raff “Colossus of Roads”

February 2, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – if you’re an AUK supporter our new playlist is out later today. We leave you in the meantime with a new song from a band […]

Previews

Preview: Chris Shiflett and Willy Cobb arrive for UK dates next month

February 1, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has announced Willy Cobb as support on his forthcoming headline tour in March, which concludes with a show at London’s Electric Ballroom on the 27th. Tickets are available here. Cobb says, […]

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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit announce UK dates for November

January 29, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

Following the release of the critically-acclaimed album “Weathervanes” last summer and off the back of picking up the Trailblazer Award at the AMA UK Awards, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have announced their return to […]

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Something for the weekend: For all the Girls “Caroline” featuring Icarus Phoenix

January 26, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another weekend dear reader. We are heading for our annual writers’ get together to (drum roll) Buxton this year so do come and say hello if you happen to be […]

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2024 AMAUK Awards winners announced

January 26, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

The winners of the UK Americana Awards 2024 were revealed last night in a glittering ceremony at Hackney Church, London. Acclaimed singer-songwriters and musicians Allison Russell and Michele Stodart scooped two awards each: Russell for International […]

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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Dusty Wright “That’s All Right” – deconstructed

July 3, 2024 0

A song taken from Dusty Wright’s new album ‘Dusted Off‘ (reviewed here) offering versions of favourite songs that he has enjoyed covering over the years.  This take on Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s tune from 1946 is […]

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Julie Byrne announces UK dates – May

February 13, 2017 0

Folk singer-songwriter Julie Byrne has announced a handful of UK dates for May, kicking off in Bristol on 21st.  She’s also lined up for both End of the Road and Sea Change festivals over the summer, […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Harry Chapin songs

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It’s now nearly 42 years since Harold Forster Chapin died in a horrific car crash on the Long Island Expressway when his tiny 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit collided with an enormous semi-trailer truck. Better known of course […]

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