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Danny George Wilson and Promoter Del Day Launch New Label

November 8, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
News from two of our longstanding supporters here at AUK – Del Day (from Ark PR, Big City Lights UK) and Danny George Wilson (Danny & The Champions Of The World, Grand Drive) have launched a new […]
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The Sadies return with new record – February

November 7, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
The iconic four-piece The Sadies will release their 10th studio album which is titled Northern Passages on February 10, 2017 via Yep Roc Records, and you can hear the first single below, a haunting, harmony-filled number […]
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Jackson Browne, Wilco and Kasey Chambers appear in Refugee Aid video

November 7, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Picking out the americana names for this story!  You can watch the video below.  Rolling Stone reports: “Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Peter Gabriel, Brian Wilson, Sting, Iggy Pop and more […]
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Tift Merritt Announces New Album for 2017 – UK Dates

November 7, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
And you don’t have to wait until then as you can hear a new song from it “Love Soldiers On” below.  Grammy Award-nominated artist Tift Merritt’s new album Stitch of the World will be released January […]
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Americana Legend Bap Kennedy Dies

November 4, 2016 Mark Whitfield 1
A couple of days late with this sorry – such sad news.  Bap played Americana One back in 2002 in Liverpool, Americana UK’s first festival, and gave a memorably awesome performance.  BBC News reports: “The well-known […]

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The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore

July 24, 2026 0
This week’s podcast features a delightful chat with Sophie Moore, whose album Trouble In Mind is out today. Sussex-based Sophie tells how the album came about and the power of asking the question as she relates […]
Tracks

Bee Appleseed “Escape From The Digital World” – turn off, tune out, fall into the world

July 24, 2026 0
And here we find ourselves in a bit of an oxymoron kind of situation in that we’re going to showcase a song that advocates turning your back on the relentless assault of the digital world and […]
Videos

Video: Sorrel Nation “Ran Jonny Ran” – longing and misplaced loyalty

July 24, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from roots singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation. Ran Jonny Ran is an atmospheric exploration of hard-won truths; it’s beautifully arranged and made all the more impactful by Nation’s emotive vocal delivery. She demonstrates her […]

  • The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore
  • Bee Appleseed “Escape From The Digital World” – turn off, tune out, fall into the world
  • Video: Sorrel Nation “Ran Jonny Ran” – longing and misplaced loyalty
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tracks by the least likely suspects
  • Ed Askew “The Final Painting”
  • Conway Savage “Too Dark To See”
  • Star studded Felice Brothers tribute album to arrive in October
  • Buddy Miller returns with star-spangled first album in 15 years
  • Evan Honer “If You Wanna Know” – I’d wait for you
  • Video: Mason Jennings “If” – the power of hope and love in the human heart
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Interviews

Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

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Tracks

Track Premiere: The Armadillo Paradox “Can’t Hold A Job”

February 23, 2021 0
The Armadillo Paradox are a country/bluegrass influenced duo: Sol Chase brings the bluegrass and storyteller/former hip-hop artist Jared Huskey brings….the stories, but new single ‘Can’t Hold a Job‘ is hip-hop free.  It’s not such a strange […]
Album Reviews

The Lowest Pair “Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be”

February 24, 2026 0
Thoughtful folk-wisdom underpinned by sensitive banjo and guitar work and sweet vocal harmonies, delivered with arresting emotional intensity. The indie-folk duo, The Lowest Pair, return with Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be, their eighth album […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Pete Seeger “We Shall Overcome”

December 13, 2019 1
This is for anyone who’s suffered over the last nine years, can barely contain the pain and grief of last night and is in fear of what the next five have in store. In all seriousness, […]

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