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New Robyn Hitchcock album due April – Listen

February 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
The legendary (and we use that word frugally) Robyn Hitchcock will release his new record on the Yep Roc label on 21st April. The 21st studio recording (spookily) and first-ever eponymous release of the British artist’s four-decade career, […]
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Hurray for the Riff Raff announce UK dates, new album

February 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s new album “The Navigator” comes out on March 1oth on ATO Records, with Alynda Segarra “telling an interwoven, cinematic story of a wandering soul at a crossroads of identity and ancestral […]
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Hear entire new Ryan Adams album “Prisoner” courtesy of NPR

February 14, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Ryan Adams has a new album out later this week (which he believes will be better than his Whiskeytown output which he now describes as “pretty terrible”) and if you can’t wait until Friday, you can […]
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Willard Grant Conspiracy’s Robert Fisher dies

February 14, 2017 Mark Whitfield 4
Very sad news today from Loose – Willard Grant Conspiracy were one of those iconic bands of americana who were a mesmerising band to see live. You can hear my personal favourite track from them below, taken […]
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit announce new album, UK dates

February 14, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Although don’t get too excited as they’re towards the end of the year and gigs in bunkers tend to be a bit cramped. Rolling Stone reports: “It’s shaping up to be a busy year for Jason […]

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Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

Tracks
October 2, 2026 0

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

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October 2, 2026 0
Jerry Joseph, Ramblin' Roots Revue 2023

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

Essentials
October 1, 2026 7
Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

Album Reviews
October 1, 2026 0
Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

Live Reviews
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Tracks

Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

October 2, 2026 0
The remarkable thing about today’s track, The Werewolf Song, is that it comes from the first album by Michael Hurley. Remarkable because it is a song of some rare depth, full of disturbing imagery, set to […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

October 2, 2026 0
Beginning with just woozy saxophone and Afton Wolfe’s strummed guitar, Slingshots builds steadily until it becomes the textured, frenetic high point of Wolfe’s live set. Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters command the stage, with Connor […]
Jerry Joseph, Ramblin' Roots Revue 2023
Essentials

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 7
An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

  • Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon
  • Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”
  • Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice
  • Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”
  • Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026
  • Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music
  • Jayne Pomplas “This Is How The World Ends”
  • Folk-americana duo Rosine announce debut album due Spring 2027
  • Nicole Mish “Hope is Restless”
  • Julie Christensen “Don’t You Push” – no names, no id, and that’s the cops
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  • Peter Thompson: It's interesting to think of the differing, sometimes circuitous routes that we follow to find music that we enjoy.
  • Andy Short: Thanks Brian, and so begins list three. McMurtry currently on tour in the UK. Catch Chuck at Americana UK25 in…
  • Andy Short: All from readers comments this time so it was great fun. Some of the songs I hadn't heard for a…

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Interviews

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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Tracks

Dream Team Triple Header: Lambchop, Booker T Jones, Karine Polwart

June 21, 2023 0
Now, you’re right, we normally only dip into the magical world of fantasy concerts as suggested by incongruously paired or tripled artists names in those oh so regular Songkick emails once a month.  These are the […]
Videos

Video: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets “Jet Pac Boomerang”

October 7, 2024 2
Enjoy the latest single from the legendary Nick Lowe.  ‘Jet Pac Boomerang’ is delightfully upbeat, designed to make you tap your feet and get moving.  The sound of his guitar, and the layered instruments of Los […]
Album Reviews

3hattrio “Lord Of The Desert” (Okehdokee Records, 2018)

February 26, 2018 0
Great music is often connected to the landscape it springs from and, listening to it, your imagination will immediately take you to that land. ‘Lord of the Desert’, from US folk group 3hattrio, immediately transports you […]

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