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Oisin Leech “Cold Sea”

April 16, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

Broodingly, beautiful album pondering life, and the beauty and power of the ocean. About a decade ago atmospheric scientists at the universities of Oxford and Reading, who were lovers of classical music, catalogued and analysed depictions […]

artwork for Sarah Jarosz album "Polaroid Lovers"

Sarah Jarosz “Polaroid Lovers”

April 15, 2024 Viv Fish 2

How to stand out from the crowd. If four Grammy Awards, including Best Americana Album in 2020 with ‘World on the Ground‘, weren’t enough to make her stand out from the crowd, this, Texas-born singer, songwriter, […]

JJ Shiplett “A Way Through Time”

April 15, 2024 Jonathan Smith 1

Deeply personal and worldly-wise new record from Canadian artist. ‘A Way Through Time’ is the latest release by Canadian artist JJ Shiplett, a mini-album containing seven songs in a classic Americana mould – a touch of […]

Slow Parade “Maybe You’ll Come Around, Again”

April 12, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Laid-back americana with a nice groove and engaging words. Slow Parade is songwriter Matthew Pendrick aided and abetted by friends from his home city of Atlanta, Georgia, who met during his decade as part of the […]

Leland and the Silver Wells “Riverboat”

April 11, 2024 Andy Short 0

Fireflies and moonlit skies. Leland And The Silver Wells’ fifth album ‘Riverboat’ threatens to be the masterpiece we at AUK have been waiting for. The Los Angeles-based band led by painter and photographer Leland Ettinger bring […]

Danny O;Keefe at Cosumer Unity conference 1981

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

July 6, 2026 0

Danny O’Keefe was one of the many folk-oriented singer-songwriters who flourished in the early ’70s, and while he didn’t break through to platinum success, his songs were covered by the likes of Jackson Browne, Elvis Presley, […]

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

July 6, 2026 0

Forgotten recordings from 20 years ago, which will delight Crowell fans. Then Again was recorded in 2006 with the same band as on Rodney Crowell’s previous three albums, The Houston Kid (2001), Fate’s Right Hand (2003) […]

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]