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Ray Lamontagne “Long Way Home”

September 20, 2024 Dean Nardi 0
On his ninth album Ray Lamontagne strives to find his power and steps into it on the long way home. You could sum up Ray Lamontagne’s latest album, “Long Way Home,” with a single word. Trouble. […]
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Leif Vollebekk “Revelation”

September 20, 2024 Peter Churchill 0
A classy and memorable balm for the soul. Leif Vollebekk may not be a name that leaps off of the pages of recognition, but the Canadian singer/songwriter has been releasing albums since 2010. With an ever-growing […]
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Emily Haden Lee “The Woman I Would Be”

September 19, 2024 Paul Russell 0
Therapeutic labour of love for Chicago-based singer-songwriter. Haden Lee was brought up, lucky thing, in a family where music was integral. As she grew up she heard Crosby, Stills and Nash, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Miles […]
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Willie Watson “Willie Watson”

September 19, 2024 Cam Fraser 0
Singer-songwriter, poet, actor and multi-instrumentalist, Willie Watson, releases a powerful self-titled album… a debut of sorts. Watson is already three decades into his career as a musician, with an enviable resume that includes being a founder-member […]
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Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin “symbiont”

September 19, 2024 Rick Thorn 0
A Cautionary tale which blends several genres into questions for us all. ‘symbiont’ is a truly extraordinary album. It feels futuristic but, in places, old-fashioned. Doom-laden but hopeful in equal measure. It is never a comfortable […]

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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]
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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

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When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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Greensky Bluegrass “Born Again” featuring Holly Bowling – Michigan meets Iceland on their new EP

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Warm sounds laid down in Iceland, Greensky Bluegrass featuring Holly Bowling release ‘Born Again’ from their new E.P. ‘The Iceland Sessions’.   Recorded at the remote Flóki Studios in northern Iceland,  the Michigan based band found magic […]
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The Deep Dark Woods announce new album “Broadside Ballads Vol III” and May UK tour dates

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The Deep Dark Woods have announced the latest in their series of traditional music releases, ‘Broadside Ballads Vol. III’, which comes out on 3rd May 2024 on Victory Pool Records.  Following ‘Vol II’, an EP released […]
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I don’t know when I first heard The Roches but I do know it was love at first hearing and I’ve loved them ever since. I’ve always had a thing about female sibling harmonies – my […]

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