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Something for the weekend: Christian Kjellvander “Slow Walk In The Country”

August 5, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re one of our beloved AUK supporters your new playlist arrives this afternoon at 5pm and one lucky reader will be winning a vinyl copy of […]
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Cowboy Junkies announce UK dates for November

August 3, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Following the recent release of their new album ‘Songs of the Recollection’ via our friends over at Proper, Cowboy Junkies have announced a UK tour for November 2022 with dates as detailed below. Heralded for their […]
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Something for the weekend: Plains “Problem With It”

July 29, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it for us for another week dear reader. Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson have teamed up for a new collaborative album under the moniker Plains – it’s called ‘I Walked With You A […]
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Video: Amanda Shires “Empty Cups” (Feat. Maren Morris) (Official Live Session)

July 28, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
We have a nice new video and performance for you today from Amanda Shires whose album ‘Take It Like A Man’ we reviewed earlier this week here at AUK and which lands next Friday. Her latest […]
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Something for the weekend: Jesse Malin “Keep on Burning”

July 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it for us for another week as we head into a thankfully less anxiety-inducing weekend weather-wise than the last one. We leave you with a new track by the always good value Jesse Malin – […]

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Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

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Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

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Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 4
We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0
Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]
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Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0
Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

  • Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness
  • Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”
  • Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances
  • Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017
  • The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival
  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026
  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier
  • Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Grand Canyon “Le Grand Cañon” (Bodan Kuma Recordings, 2019)

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Be forewarned my friends… loading this album up on your player of choice will instantly reconfigure the technology of that device. Without any outwardly observable signs that changes are taking place, it will have been empowered […]
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Robin Jackson “Drifting At Sea” – Listen

November 28, 2017 0
It’s easy to hear the influence of Robin Jackson’s previous band, the dark boho-cabaret band, Vagabond Opera.  It’s no real surprise that the Portland based multi-instrumentalist has also worked with Amanda Palmer.  The moody Drifting at Sea is […]
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Video: Angus & Julia Stone “The Wedding Song”

February 26, 2024 0
Here is the beautiful new single from Australian singer-songwriters Angus and Julia Stone.  It’s unashamedly, unselfconsciously romantic, focusing on the joy to be found in loving relationships.  It’s rare to find a song that is heart-warming […]

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