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About Peter Churchill
Lover of intelligent singer-songwriters; a little bit country; a little bit folk; a little bit Americana. Devotee of the 'small is beautiful' school of thought when it comes to music venues.
Live Reviews

The Delines + Joana Serrat @ The Railway Inn, Winchester, 3rd February 2019

February 11, 2019 Peter Churchill 0
In very broad terms, heading south west out of Waterloo station means that the landscape for Americana venues becomes increasingly parched and music fans of this particular bent have to work hard and travel far to […]
Album Reviews

Ally Kerr “Upgrade Me” (Much Obliged Records, 2019)

January 24, 2019 Peter Churchill 0
Album number 4 for Scottish folk/pop singer songwriter Ally Kerr. With debut album ‘Calling Out to You’ released back in 2004 Mr Kerr has been around for a while. It was the success of this album […]
Album Reviews

George St Clair “Ballads of Captivity and Freedom” (Independent, 2018)

December 13, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
It is probably no surprise that singer-songwriters and balladeers will often draw their inspiration from the world in which they hail. Although now living in the UK, George St Clair hails from the high plains of […]
Album Reviews

Pale Mara “Pale Mara” (Independent, 2018)

November 26, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
How best to sum up Pale Mara? By saying that the collaboration of Allison Robinson and Lee Godleski is an easy listen, does that damn this debut album with faint praise? The Cambridge English Dictionary definition of […]
Album Reviews

Seth Lakeman “The Well Worn Path” (Cooking Vinyl, 2018)

November 8, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
The name of Lakeman is a common one in folk circles. Brothers Seth, Sam and Sean have long become a byword for reliably high class and innovative music, be it individually or in collaboration with other […]

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Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”

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Beck “Ride Lonesome”

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Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026

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Videos

Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”

September 25, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a previously unreleased song from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. His estate recently unveiled a comprehensive new box set, Origins 1971-1978, […]
News

Bob Dylan to unleash a 39 CD set of The Rolling Thunder Revue in November – start saving!

September 25, 2026 0
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings on November 6th. The 39-CD box (I say again, 39!!!) set captures […]
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There are only 50 tickets left for Americana 25 – join us in Liverpool in November!

September 25, 2026 0
If you’ve been mulling it over for a while, then mull no more! We are now down to our last 50 odd tickets for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes […]

  • Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”
  • Bob Dylan to unleash a 39 CD set of The Rolling Thunder Revue in November – start saving!
  • There are only 50 tickets left for Americana 25 – join us in Liverpool in November!
  • Beck “Ride Lonesome”
  • Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026
  • Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!
  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin
  • Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice
  • Video Premiere: The Cashville Trash Pandas “Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth)”
  • The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks
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  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. I know, time, as tide waits for no man, lol. Can I suggest you focus on the first…
  • Angus MacSwan: "Ride Lonesome" is also a good Western starring Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher. Any connection, I wonder?
  • Alan Peatfield: Just finished a quick run thro' of this latest batch of goodies. A veritable feast this month, Graeme. I just…

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Behind the Songs

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

August 26, 2026 0
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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Album Reviews

Carly Dow “Comet” (Independent, 2019)

July 19, 2019 0
One thing that reviewing for AUK has taught me is that there are any number of great female vocalists out there. Carly Dow is one such and her album ‘Comet’ is beautifully sung from beginning to […]
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Jim Lauderdale “Time Flies” (Yep Roc, 2018)

July 30, 2018 0
After seeing him host and judge the Americana and the Independent Music Awards respectively, be an Honorary Chairperson for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest each April at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, co-hosting – along with […]
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs

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At the remove of two hundred years, it is very hard, if not impossible, to fully comprehend the impact that the expansion of railroads throughout the world had in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The […]

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