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The Paper Kites “If You Go There, I Hope You Find It”

January 19, 2026 Peter Churchill 3
Early album of the year contender from a long-established Aussie five-piece. A bold statement for a new year. The seventh studio album by Australian band The Paper Kites, ‘If You Go There, I Hope You Find […]
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Lucky Came To Town “The River Knows My Name”

January 16, 2026 Andy Short 0
Excellent debut from the Hageland Hills of Belgium. When you ponder Belgium, you wouldn’t immediately consider it a hotbed of americana music. You would most likely think of their excellent footballers, chocolates, and even a fictional […]
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Langhorne Slim “The Dreamin’ Kind”

January 15, 2026 John Lee 1
An album of real musical power, emotional honesty and performed with sheer commitment. On this follow up to introspective album “Strawberry Mansion” Langhorne Slim chooses to bear his soul through high energy rock and roll. Helping […]
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Ivan Moult “Stood Out In The Storm”

January 14, 2026 Michael Macy 0
Music for the heart and the head celebrates the challenges of being human. Imagine you’re in a watering hole somewhere, the English Midlands or the U.S. Midwest. The bar is in a strip mall, but perfectly […]
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Folk Roundup – Spafford & Campbell, Mikey Kenney, Merlyn Driver, Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola, Eva Goodman & SERA, Kate Gregory and Brendan Hearn, Sons Of Perdition

January 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
A new year and a new batch of folk albums to listen to and review. A small confession, some of these have been awaiting review for a short while, so this is also something of a […]

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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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  • Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs
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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”

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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This Friday will be Joe Strummer’s birthday, and at 8pm UK time the music and arts community is coming together for a global event to celebrate Joe Strummer’s legacy as a solo musician and singer of […]
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Matt Andersen and the Big Bottle of Joy “The Big Bottle of Joy”

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An album that grabs you by the throat and refuses to let you go. Some albums can have the listener hanging on to every word sung because of the powerful lyrics. Other albums are played because […]
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Essentials: The Top Ten Americana Songs of 2014

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In 2024 there have been several 10, 20, 25, 30 even 50th anniversary albums reissued, remastered, revamped, remixed, revitalized, reconstituted, redeemed, re-recorded and finally released. It has renewed our faith in the music industry’s capacity to […]

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