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Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Whiskeytown “Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight”

January 11, 2019 Paul Villers 1
Righty-ho. That was the festive season that was then. This week (ish) we have unsealed The Bunker and emerged from our temporary hibernation unusually sober and full of anticipation for the year ahead in politics and […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Aimee Mann “I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up For Christmas”

December 21, 2018 Paul Villers 0
Well, gosh darn it, it appears to be that time of year again. Here at Americana-UK Towers we are as divided about the festive season as a country pondering Brexit. There are those of us, The […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: 2nd South Carolina String Band “Bonnie Blue Flag”

December 14, 2018 Paul Villers 0
This week we didn’t think things in the political spectrum could get any more farcical. But they did. We like to think that this particular column is read with a healthy dose of scepticism and that […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Crosby, Stills and Nash “Helplessly Hoping”

December 7, 2018 Paul Villers 0
Last week, regular readers will remember, we were visited by our friend BOB (Bored of Brexit as he styles himself) much to our consternation and chagrin. This week he returned somehow managing to avoid the man-traps […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Willie Nelson “The Bob Song”

November 30, 2018 Paul Villers 0
This week we were visited in The Bunker here at Americana-UK Towers by our friend Bob. Bob likes to remind us that B O B stands for ‘bored of Brexit’, a fact which he chuckled about […]

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]
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Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0
Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]
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Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Jerry Leger announces new album, due November

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Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger has announced the release of a new studio album ‘Time Out For Tomorrow’ due on November 8th via the Cowboy Junkies’ record label Latent Recordings. The third consecutive record produced by the […]
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AmericanA to Z – New Grass Revival

April 23, 2019 0
If Americana is an umbrella term for all roots-based American music – bluegrass, blues, country, folk, jazz, rock, and soul (which is how I define it, anyway) – then you’d be hard-pressed to find another group […]
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Ida Mae “Boom Boom Boom” – Listen

May 28, 2019 0
If there’s a sense of classic Seventies rock to this high energy new single from Ida Mae that could be in part attributed to the production hand of Ethan Johns.  Or it could be the guitar […]

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