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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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Fleet Fox Pecknold Working on New Solo Album

October 18, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Pitchfork excitingly reports: “Robin Pecknold has released some songs this year and has maintained that Fleet Foxes are at work on a new record. Today, he shared a snippet of music that’s apparently intended for an upcoming solo album. “FF record kind […]
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Alison Krauss to Release First Solo Album in 17 Years

October 17, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
17 years.  Seven-teen years.  Before George W Bush, Facebook and Strictly.   How did we live?  Rolling Stone reports: ” Ask Alison Krauss about her new album, and chances are she’ll begin talking about a man named Buddy […]
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Win Uncle Lucius Tickets, Albums, T-Shirts with Americana UK!

October 14, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
A reminder for the weekend about our giveaway we’ve got running at the moment – it could be you! Country-infused southern rock band Uncle Lucius return to the UK later this month for a 7 date […]

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Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

Album Reviews
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

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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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Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"
Album Reviews

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0
Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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 […]

  • Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”
  • Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward
  • 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”
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  • 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: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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 […]
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 […]

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Darragh O’Dea “Guerrilla Warfare In Your Back Garden” – This land is my land

August 3, 2021 0
‘Guerrilla Warfare In Your Back Garden‘ is the first single off the debut album by Darragh O’Dea, ‘Tilly And The Postmaster‘ which gets its release on October 29th via Pharmacy Attic Records.  It’s a comic take […]
Album Reviews

Richard Davies & The Dissidents “High Times & Misdemeanours”

February 20, 2025 0
Full-on rock n’roll to blow away the cobwebs. Richard Davies may have been part of many bands and collaborations over his long musical career but he has never wavered from his trademark rock n’roll. This, his […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Mike Dawson & The Smokin’ Kills “Watching Hollywood Burn”

August 16, 2021 0
A powerful song for a powerful subject – and it’s inspired by real events.  It was late fall 2017 when California was hit with it’s most destructive wildfire in history, the Thomas fire, in Ventura County. […]

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