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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Even in a Car”

August 18, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it from us for another week. We get sent lots of stuff here at AUK as you can imagine, and while we drill down into the best of it for you dear reader, we essentially […]
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Tyler Childers announces new album “Rustin’ in the Rain” – shares video for first song

August 18, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1
Kentucky’s Tyler Childers has announced details of his new album ‘Rustin’ In The Rain’, which will be released September 8th on Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records. Of the album, Childers shares, “This is a collection of songs I […]
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Video: Graham Brown “You are the Stars”

August 18, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
We have been longtime fans of Canadiana artist Graham Brown here at AUK from our early days of the site, so we’re delighted to feature his new song this morning. On his thirteenth album, ‘Solo’, Brown […]
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Darlingside announce England tour dates for 2024

August 17, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
There is scarcely a band we love more here at AUK Towers than indie-folk quartet Darlingside who last month released their new album ‘Everything Is Alive’ to a range of critical support including The Times, Independent […]
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Emmylou Harris “Love Wore a Halo (Back Before the War)” – Listen

August 17, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Trailblazing singer and songwriter Nanci Griffith, whose life was suddenly cut short in 2021, was a pivotal figure in the development of what is now known as Americana music. She left behind an extraordinary and keenly […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Video Premiere: Harrow Fair “Sins We Made”

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We’re delighted to share the world video premiere of the new single from Harrow Fair. The good-humoured video for ‘Sins We Made’ is inspired by comic strips and ‘unboxing’ videos.  Harrow Fair are comprised of Andrew […]
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Saving Grace + The Rails, Birmingham Town Hall, 22nd December 2019

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Folk duo, The Rails, begin the evening’s proceedings with their crisp vocal melodies enhanced by the acoustic guitar parts flitting between lead and rhythm lines without missing a beat. Their set comprises of a variety of […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Nils Lofgren “Dear Heartbreaker”

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In 2019, eight years after his last studio release (“Old School”), Nils Lofgren reached back into the archives for six songs he recorded with Lou Reed and put those together with four songs of his own […]

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