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About Martin Johnson
I've been a music obsessive for more years than I care to admit to. Part of my enjoyment from music comes from discovering new sounds and artists while continuing to explore the roots of American 20th century music that has impacted the whole of world culture.
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Nikki O’Neill “Stories I Only Tell My Friends”

March 12, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
A good dollop of soul, some blues and a dose of twang stirred up in Chicago. Nikki O’Neill describes herself as an americana singer-songwriter who also plays guitar and likes R&B music and the great black […]
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Video Interview: Chip Taylor on “The Truth and Other Things”

March 4, 2025 Martin Johnson 1
How the legendary King Records took a chance on a young New York-based country songwriter. While he may be the brother of Jon Voight and the uncle of Angelina Jolie, Chip Taylor has managed to carve […]
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Video Interview: Simon Nicol on Fairport Convention’s latest tour

February 25, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
Leaving the music industry in the ‘80s probably ensured Fairport Convention’s long term survival. Fairport Convention and its various alumni are firm favourites of Americana UK and our readership, but in all the coverage and interviews […]
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Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band “Honeysuckle”

February 19, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
Real country blues for the modern age. Country blues developed in the Southern states of America in the late 19th and early 20th Century before the advent of sound recording and radio. While it was played […]
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Interview: Amy Boone on “Mr Luck & Ms Doom”

February 18, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
An insight into what makes the Delines’ music so unique. Regular visitors to Americana UK can be in no doubt of the high regard in which the music of the Delines is held. We have spoken […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0
The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]
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I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

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Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

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Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Interview with Jim Walker, At The Helm Records and Brighthelmstone Promotions

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Jim Walker is managing director of At the Helm records and Brighthelmstone Promotions. Last year, he put together a festival in his hometown of Hassocks, West Sussex featuring two of our greatest loves – americana music […]
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Video Premiere: Ynana Rose “Let Go the Day”

November 13, 2023 0
Beginning with immediately captivating hand-claps before settling into a gently rhythmic lullaby, Californian singer-songwriter Ynana Rose has delivered a wonderfully moody single, ‘Let Go the Day’.  The song swings and sways as Rose, with her wonderfully […]
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Cajun Corner – Bobby Charles “Bobby Charles”

April 23, 2021 2
Rick Bayles writes: “The second article in our new Cajun Corner series sees Martin Johnson talking about the debut album of one of the finest singers and writers of the Swamp Pop genre.” Bobby Charles, born Robert […]

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