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Curse Of Lono + John Murry, The Blue Arrow, Glasgow, 12th October 2019

October 21, 2019 Paul Kerr 1
It’s getting so that Curse Of Lono’s popularity has to push them into larger venues in the very near future. Over a short course they have captured the attention of Bob Harris (who awarded them the […]
Live Reviews

Glasgow Americana Festival, 2nd – 6th October 2019

October 15, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
In Glasgow, as a damp and dreich winter beckons, October has at least one beacon lighting up the dark nights, the annual Glasgow Americana Festival which has been warming the hearts of music lovers for 13 […]
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Interview: Daniel Meade – “I’m kind of touching base, going back to stuff I used to play in pubs.”

October 14, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
Glasgow musician and songwriter, Daniel Meade, first came to attention with The Ronelles, who had 15 minutes of fame in 2015, touring the States and Japan. Next up were The Meatmen who played a much rootsier […]
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Glasgow Americana Festival becomes a teenager

September 24, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
Well, with a a summer of great festivals behind us, it’s time to consider staying indoors for your music fix over the next few months. First out of the box is the annual Glasgow Americana Festival. […]
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Hiss Golden Messenger “Terms Of Surrender” (Merge Records, 2019)

September 24, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
M. C. Taylor’s shape shifting collective, Hiss Golden Messenger, is very like a ship whose course is set by its captain’s moods and emotions. Pre release talk of Terms Of Surrender being, “Taylor’s journey through a […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Kim Richey Songs

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Kim Richey is one of those unsung heroes of americana who have been around for ages, releasing an album every few years without huge fanfare, but whose work within the industry, working with higher-profile musicians, has […]
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40 years on and we have the debut solo album by musical legend Mike Richmond, co-founder of the lamented Love Tractor, leading lights of the Athens, GA music scene. This is a great month for fans […]
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Rodney Crowell to release ‘lost album’ “Then Again” next month

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Rodney Crowell has announced the release of an album which many fans thought would never see the light of day, Then Again which arrives on 26th June 2026 via New West Records. The 10-track set was […]

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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

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Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]
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Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0
There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

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Burly “Self Titled Demon” (Five Kill Records, 2019)

March 11, 2019 0
I hate saxophones. I hate even writing the word saxophone. It’s Baker Street’s fault. I have a near pathological hatred of that song and for a while, thanks to a Stuart Maconie penned urban myth, I […]
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Helene Cronin “Landmarks”

February 6, 2023 0
Veteran storyteller sets life’s lessons to music in her sophomore release. ‘Landmarks’, Helene Cronin’s latest album, is music for the dance of life. It also finds the words to face down life’s challenges with grace and […]
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It’s the 2022 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year

December 6, 2022 0
Another reminder everyone. As Iron Maiden once said in their cheerful classic ‘The Clairvoyant’, “as soon as you’re born you’re dying” and as we hurtle towards our graves at an ever-quickening pace, it will surprise no-one […]

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