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Album Reviews

Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow “Working In Wood”

March 6, 2026 Pete Hill 0
An album that reminds you of a perfect night in your favourite pub. Recorded “live” at Josh Clark’s Get Real Audio in Bath, “Working In Wood” is another offering full of quality songs from Brooks Williams […]
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Lucy Mellenfield “Tell The Water, She Will Listen”

February 12, 2026 Pete Hill 0
Passion and originality announce the arrival of a rare talent. Lucy Mellenfield began self-releasing her music while studying at the University of Southampton. It was a move to Birmingham to continue her education via a master’s […]
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Henry Grace “Things Are Moving All Around Me”

January 20, 2026 Pete Hill 0
Back home and looking forward to a bright future. A move to LA in 2021 inspired Henry Grace’s debut album “Alive in America”, which brought the London-born singer-songwriter plenty of admirers. He returned home after studying […]
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Mike Badger “Devils Ghosts & Firearms”

December 19, 2025 Pete Hill 0
A refreshing release well worth the wait. Mike Badger returns with his first studio album in almost a decade. Founder member of The La’s, Badger quit the band before they shot to stardom with the top […]
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Mike Hollon “Irving Park”

November 28, 2025 Pete Hill 0
Assured debut, looks forward to a brighter tomorrow. During the pandemic, Mike Hollon headed to Irving Park with a guitar, a notebook, and a bottle of wine. It was a period that inspired his debut album, […]

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Let’s just start with this: Eilen Jewell has one of the smoothest voices in popular music; she sings with a jazzy tinge; she can sing honky-tonk without a twang; she can interpret rock’n’roll or country or […]
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Solo album number two from Truth and Salvage Co main-man. The travails of the modern world get to most of us, but it seems to affect musicians in a particularly savage way, and this second album […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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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”

May 26, 2026 3
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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Track Premiere: Tai Shan “Wishing You Were Here”

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Tai Shan is a singer-songwriter who’s hard to pin down to a single musical genre – her stories want to expand out of a folk or rock constraint in order to pull in soulful elements and […]
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Singing River “Everyday Love” – wasn’t that a better way?

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The music business is notoriously one of ups and downs, of genius overlooked and mediocrity promoted with everything the record label has got.  Mikey James has had some share of parts of the tale -from making […]
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Birds of Chicago – not quite the end, but…

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We can’t truly say that it is without a heavy heart that the news that Birds of Chicago are about to go on some form of hiatus has reached Americana UK.  It is for the best […]

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