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Jeff Tweedy Collaborates with Parks and Rec’s Nick Offerman

October 20, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
And if you’ve never seen Parks and Recreation, now’s the time (it’s finished but as relevant as ever, particularly in this US election year).  Pitchfork reports: “Nick Offerman, most famous for starring on NBC’s “Parks and […]
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Blue Rodeo Announce New Album – November

October 20, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
News of a new record from songwriter/vocalist/guitarist combo Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, Blue Rodeo are one of Canada’s most iconic bands with millions of records sold, an induction into the Canadian Hall of Fame, and a host […]
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Win Tickets to See Oh Pep! with Americana UK

October 20, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Hot on the heels of our Uncle Lucius competition from last week we have a new giveaway for you, and remember AUK is a small inclusive “club” for those with impeccable taste in music-based journalism so […]
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Sarah Jane Scouten Heads to UK for Dates

October 19, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Toronto-based Americana-songwriter Sarah Jane Scouten has announced a return to the UK this November, including shows in London, Scotland, Bristol and Wales.  Scouten will be performing tracks from her upcoming new album due for release in 2017, […]
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Underhill Rose Announce UK Dates

October 18, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Acclaimed North Carolina folk-Americana trio Underhill Rose have announced November Ireland/UK tour dates promoting their new album “The Great Tomorrow.”  To coincide with the November tour, the group will release its first holiday-themed single, ‘One Time a Year’, […]

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Maximiano “Rokeby”

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Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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Cover of "Concerns of Wasp and Willow" by The Corner Laughers

The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

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Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour

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Album Reviews

Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0
Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]
Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]
Cover of "Concerns of Wasp and Willow" by The Corner Laughers
Album Reviews

The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

April 1, 2026 0
Baroque west-coast folk pop with a lyrical ear for the concerns of the present day. From the sunny reaches of Northern California hail The Corner Laughers. This is their first album in five years, it seems, […]

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  • The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”
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  • Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”
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Interviews

Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

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Gwenifer Raymond “Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain” (Tompkins Square, 2020)

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Garth Mountain, or Mynydd y Garth in Welsh, can be seen from the city of Cardiff but also Raymond’s childhood home. Sitting astride the mountain reside burial sites originating from the Bronze Age. It’s possible to […]
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Track Premiere: Arwen Lewis “Winter”

March 15, 2023 0
It’s worth Winter hanging on a little longer if it is going to gift us songs like this new release from Arwen Lewis.  It’s a slow and moody ballad of wanting enforced closeness, the kind that […]
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Mean Mary to tour UK and the EU

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Being the youngest of six children, and being named Mean Mary, didn’t hold back Mary James in the slightest – one would say quite the reverse.  Picking up the guitar at the age of 4, making […]

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