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London based self-diagnosed music junkie with tastes extending to all points of big tent americana and beyond. Fan of acts and songs rather than genres.
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Canadian singer-songwriter Jeremie Albino to play UK and European tour dates

February 10, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Jeremie Albino is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose most recent album, “Our Time In The Sun” released on the Easy Eye Sound label was warmly reviewed by AUK’s Peter Churchill, who awarded it a very respectable 8/10 rating.  […]

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Preview: The Gate To Southwell Festival returns this summer with a fine bill of acts

February 7, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

The 18th Gate To Southwell Festival (aka GTSF) runs from July 3rd to 6th 2025 at Kirklington Lakes, which is midway between Mansfield and Newark and just north of the picturesque market town of Southwell. This […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Willie Watson + Blessing Jolie, The 100 Club, London, 1st February 2025

February 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Willie Watson’s appearance at London’s legendary 100 Club on a chilly Saturday night marked the end of a short tour to the UK which began in Hackney with an AMAUK showcase the day he flew in […]

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Superduo Julien Baker and TORRES announce country debut

February 3, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

After dropping hints and following the release of their first single ‘Sugar in the Tank’, Julien Baker & TORRES have announced the release on 18th April 2025 of their debut album “Send a Prayer My Way” […]

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Gary Louris to release third solo album “Dark Country”

January 31, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Gary Louris is an artist who needs no introduction to Americana UK readers.  Over the last three decades, Louris has built a compelling body of music which has won the loyalty of an international audience and […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

Interviews

Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Something for the weekend: The Milk Carton Kids “When You’re Gone”

December 2, 2022 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. I started writing this post and then realised my beloved colleague Jon Aird had already started writing a piece on it. So over to you Jon… To say […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: David Crosby: Solo

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In terms of solo careers, David Crosby’s is somewhat unique. The 60’s saw him becoming a pop and then rock star via his roles in The Byrds and then Crosby, Stills & Nash. The latter grouping […]

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Tom Heyman “24th Street Blues”

January 19, 2024 0

A selection of songs drawing out personal themes of place, family and relationships performed by class musicians. Tom Heyman moved to San Francisco with his wife Deirdre White over 20 years ago and after several moves […]

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