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Artwork for Mo Kenney album "From Nowhere"
Album Reviews

Mo Kenney “From Nowhere”

September 10, 2024 David Jarman 0
Rare beauty in intimate and confessional fifth studio album from Canada’s Mo Kenney A quick glance at the nine-song track list of Mo Kenney’s fifth studio album might set alarm bells ringing–‘Self Doubt’ and ‘Bad Times’ […]
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Joe Fahey “Andrea’s Exile”

September 9, 2024 Peter Thompson 0
Inconsistent sixth solo offering from Minneapolis singer-songwriter. Joe Fahey’s musical journey started in North Minneapolis in 1979, playing guitar or bass in a number of bands, until in 1990 he founded Carp 18 as the primary […]
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MJ Lenderman “Manning Fireworks”

September 6, 2024 Tom Harding 3
Raw, ragged, and irreverent. Five years ago, MJ Lenderman was scooping ice cream in his hometown of Asheville. Since then, his career has skyrocketed, and his songs, laced with a humour older than his years, balance […]
Jason Haywood and the Goldrush "Jason Haywood and the Goldrush" album art
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Jason Haywood and The Goldrush “Jason Haywood and The Goldrush”

September 6, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0
Canadian singer-songwriter finds a new band, and looks back to move forward. The eponymously titled album by Jason Haywood and his new backing band the Goldrush marks a transition from his work with previous band the […]
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Ben Arsenault “Make Way For This Heartache”

September 6, 2024 Paul Russell 0
Laid-back sophomore release for Canadian singer-songwriter. Our music appreciation is so often influenced by our parents’ record collections – and Vancouver-based Arsenault had a sterling music education as his parents encouraged him to listen to the […]

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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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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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Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs

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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”

April 2, 2026 1
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 […]

  • Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets
  • Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”
  • Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!
  • The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001)
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs
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Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
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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Parker Millsap “Other Arrangements” (Thirty Tigers, 2018)

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One of the interesting things about reviewing new music is that, every so often, an artist will throw a real curve ball with a new recording; and that’s exactly what we have here on the latest […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Nathalie Archangel “When I Get Through With You”

April 25, 2025 0
Nathalie Archangel breathes new life into an upbeat version of Patsy Cline classic “When I Get Through With You”.  She delivers a bright, pure vocal performance alongside members of her band Nineteen Hand Horse, with whom […]
Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Ljubinko Zivkovic

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It has been said before (if not always), that creating a list of the top 10 artists ‘ever’ in any genre is almost an impossible task. There are always at least ten more other artists that […]

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