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Something for the weekend: Big Red Machine “Phoenix”

June 30, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it from us for another week. We are human here at AUK, or 95% of us are anyway, and accordingly we will occasionally miss something epic, a case in question being this track from […]
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Jesse Malin suffers severe spinal injury – an update

June 30, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1
We don’t normally reproduce word for word what we’ve been sent in a press release but on this occasion we think it warrants an exception – Gary Levermore from Red Sand PR has dropped us a […]
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Buddy and Julie Miller return with new album “In The Throes”

June 29, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
New album includes Dylan c0-write. Listen to the title track below. Buddy & Julie Miller have announced the release of ‘In The Throes’ which lands on September 22nd in the UK via New West Records. The […]
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Teddy Thompson announces country covers album

June 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1
Teddy Thompson has announced details of his eighth studio album, ‘My Love Of Country’, which will be released August 18th 2023. True to its title, Thompson offers personal readings of ten classic country songs by songwriters […]
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Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter and Aoife O’Donovan “Strong Swimmer”

June 23, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week. Just to swerve away from the world of americana for a moment, if the saga around interest rates is leaving your head spinning, and let’s face it, renters […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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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

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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

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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”

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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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Two Bird Stone “Hands And Knees” (Soundly Music, 2020)

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‘Hands And Knees’ is the debut album from Two Bird Stone which is a new band made up of some of Nashville and New York’s finest session musicians. The driving force behind the band is Liam […]
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Nick Taylor “Not Alone”

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A solid debut album blending roots rock and country with songs that suggest future greatness. The point at which Country becomes Americana is the subject of much debate at AUK. With Nick Taylor’s debut we have […]
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Studio Life – Danny Schmidt

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For many years, Danny Schmidt has been releasing critically-acclaimed albums, full of consistently exceptional songcraft and intelligent lyricism. The Texan singer-songwriter is known for his delicate, folk guitar, warm voice and poetic approach to his subjects. […]

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