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All-star Leon Russell tribute announced featuring Margo Price

July 18, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
An all-star tribute to the iconic musician, songwriter and producer Leon Russell, ‘A Song For Leon‘ will be released on 8th September 2023 on Primary Wave Music via Secretly Distribution. You can watch the video for […]
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Preview: Nigel Wearne heads to the UK this week

July 17, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Hot on the heels from touring the UK in January, Australian singer-songwriter Nigel Wearne returns to our shores this week, playing the Cambridge Folk Festival and a string of headline dates across England. 2023 has been […]
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Something for the weekend: Bonny Doon feat Waxahatchee “You Can’t Stay the Same”

July 14, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for this week dear reader and we leave you with a track from a US indie kind of Laurel Canyon-y trio from Detroit, Michigan who we’ve not featured before here on […]
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Old Crow Medicine Show announce UK dates

July 12, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Following their appearances at this year’s Country 2 Country Festival, Old Crow Medicine Show will return to the UK this autumn for a string of headline shows, including one at London’s Eventim Apollo. Dates are below […]
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Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Tired of Being Alone”

July 7, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We will be spending most of the weekend trying to work out how to set up our new Threads account which can go with our one […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

April 10, 2026 0
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 […]
Album Reviews

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”

April 10, 2026 1
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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Crow And Gazelle “Fall How It Will” – more than one way to love

March 26, 2026 0
Who are Crow and Gazelle? Well, we can share this about the Texas-based duo: Crow and Gazelle is Oklahoma Red Dirt pioneer Mike McClure and multidisciplinary artist Chrislyn Lawrence. McClure is a founding member of The […]
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Guy Clark demo recordings to be released on volume one of “Truly Handmade”

November 16, 2023 3
When ‘My Favorite Picture of You’ came out in 2013, it seemed likely we were hearing Guy Clark’s last batch of songs. Guy died three years later at age 74, but his legacy endures, thanks to […]
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Live Review: Ashley Campbell & Thor Jensen + Rachel Grace, Troubadour, London – 1st June 2022

June 14, 2022 0
Ashley and Thor are touring as a duo, playing mainly as the support act for Jimmy Webb, and doing a few headliners at small venues such as this gig at the Troubadour. The good news about […]

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