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Grandaddy Announce New Album, UK Dates

October 31, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
If you’ve never heard “Nature Anthem”, watch in awe below and prepare to not sleep for the next 3 weeks.  Uncut reports: “Grandaddy have announced details of their new studio album, Last Place. It’s their first album […]
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Celtic Connections Launch 2017 Programme

October 28, 2016 Mark Whitfield 2
Celtic Connections, one of the highlights of the americana year (indeed the first highlight of each year) has announced its line-up for 2017 which is cracking as always – 2,100 artists (!) in 20 venues across […]
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Ryan Adams: “Oasis mattered unlike today’s bullshit”

October 28, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Having a bit of a Ryan week for news we are.  Pitchfork reports: “Last night, the Oasis documentary Supersonic screened in the United States. It’s the only night that the film will play in the country. Among […]
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Lucy Rose Announces New Live Album, Dates

October 27, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Lucy Rose will release her new album, ‘Live at Urchin Studios’ on 9th December 2016. Recorded in one hour at London’s Urchin Studios in front of a live audience and with only one bandmate (Alex Eichenberger), […]
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The Shins Return with New Album and Video

October 27, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
The album’s set for a 2017 release before you get too excited.  Pitchfork peppily reports: “The Shins are getting in the Halloween spirit. This morning (Oct. 26), the James Mercer-led band dropped a music video for […]

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Patty Loveless and Chris Staplerton at the CMA Awards 2022

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

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Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn

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Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”

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The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore

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

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Patty Loveless and Chris Staplerton at the CMA Awards 2022
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

July 24, 2026 0
One day, more than 30 years ago, Darrell Scott, pre-eminent singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, was visiting the grave of his great-grandfather and he noticed on a gravestone nearby, the phrase “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”. It was […]
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Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn

July 24, 2026 0
Teenage Fanclub have announced their new album Do Not Dare To Dream, due out on 9th October via Merge Records. The band’s 13th studio album follows the 2023 release Nothing Lasts Forever and finds the group […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”

July 24, 2026 1
Everyone loves a list, and at AUK we are no exception. Our Essentials strand is amongst the best-read features on the site, and our Top 10 lists are always well supported by both writers and readers. […]

  • Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022
  • Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn
  • Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”
  • 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
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Jon Heal: I'm interested about how many writers/staf they polled to get these lists together, and using what criteria - as you…
  • Lionel Clement Stanbrook: Great list and imaginative thinking. The spirit, if not the body, of Americana.
  • Jeremy Courtnadge: Nice heads-up. An album to look forward to by an Americana great. Being a bit of a Soul and Motown…

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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 […]
Interviews

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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Video Premiere: Andrew Weiss and Friends “All the News Fit to Print”

March 3, 2020 0
The latest release from Andrew Weiss and Friends is the opening song from their new album, ‘The Golden Age of Love & Chemistry’.  The song is a tribute to Tom Petty’s ‘An American Treasure’ and Weiss […]
Americana Vinyl Treasures

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Various Artists “The Tape With No Name”

November 13, 2023 3
For many, in its 70s and 80s heyday, the New Musical Express was a profound force in shaping their musical DNA. Its championing of the snotty nosed punk brats and its ensuing devotion to the new […]
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Album Reviews

WC Beck “Facecomber”

October 25, 2024 0
Ten contemplative songs from the much-travelled Brooklyn singer-songwriter WC Beck is an itinerant singer/songwriter originally from Kansas who calls Brooklyn, NY home after long stints in Portland and Paris.  While living in Portland, Beck made a […]

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