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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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Live Reviews

Live Review: Sara Petite, Stables 2, Milton Keynes – 10th July 2025

July 18, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Sara Petite missed the 2024 festival season this side of the Atlantic, but she made sure to be back in 2025. Having just played two out of three days at the Maverick Festival, she turned out, […]
Ruen Brothers
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Ruen Brothers to release fourth album “Awooo” in October 2025

July 16, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Scunthorpe-born and raised, now Louisville-based, duo Ruen Brothers aka siblings Henry and Rupert Stansall have announced the release of “Awooo”, their fourth full-length album and second for Yep Roc Records, on 17th October 2025. Self-produced, arranged, […]
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After the wreckage: Amanda Shires comes back with “Nobody’s Girl”

July 16, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Amanda Shires will release her new album “Nobody’s Girl” on 26th September 2025 via ATO Records. The award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist makes a welcome and overdue return following up her widely acclaimed 2022 album “Take It Like A Man”. Produced […]
Marcus King Band
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Marcus King Band return with “Darling Blue” in autumn 2025

July 15, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Marcus King Band have confirmed their new album, “Darling Blue”, is set for release on 26th September 2025 via American Records/Republic Records. It is the fourth album from the Marcus King Band and follows a series […]
Los Straitjackets
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Los Straitjackets to release first album of original material in thirteen years

July 14, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1
Los Straitjackets will be releasing their forthcoming album “Somos Los Straitjackets” on 19th September 2025 through Yep Roc Records, It is the masked quartet’s first new album of all-original material in over 13 years. Los Straitjackets […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Padraig Jack

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Just off the west coast of Ireland, west of Clare and south of Connemara, lie three small islands. With weather-beaten cliffs, tiny stone-walled fields, and a small, resilient population, the Aran Islands are steeped in history. […]
Album Reviews

Greyhounds “Live On 29th Street”

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An analogue, funky, live experience that truly lifts the soul. It would be a stretch to call Live On 29th Street an Americana album in the truest sense of the term; however, if three superb musicians […]
Tracks

Ella Spencer “Howlin’ Wolf” – one lie too many

September 29, 2026 0
Here’s a song we know; Americana UK was lucky enough to hear a very early, possibly first, outing at the Americana Showcases back in 2025, when it was fresh off the page from the previous weekend. […]

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

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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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FREIGHT “Old Bones”

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Powerfully cosmic country. This is a release best listened to at night. In the solitude of your home or driving around late after dark, alt-country band FREIGHT’s sophomore album provides powerful introspection. If 2022’s “Hard Worker” […]
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Video: Austin Lucas “Drive”

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Austin Lucas has been sheltering in Mainz, Germany, throughout the coronavirus pandemic, observing his homeland from afar.  He has used his time, and the perspective that distance brings, well.  The Indiana-born political activist has just released […]

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