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Loney Hutchins “Appalachia”

March 16, 2022 Rich Orpin 0
Late outlaw era country rock on lost album from 1979. When Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings turned their back on the Nashville sound in the early 1970s in search of greater artistic freedom, they forged a […]
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Michael Lane “Take It Slow”

March 15, 2022 Peter Churchill 0
A welcome ray of up-tempo indie-folk infused sunshine. Although born in Germany to a German mother and an American GI father Michael Lane spent much of his youth growing up in America. The swing to America […]
Gina Leslie No You're Crying 2022
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Gina Leslie “No, You’re Crying”

March 14, 2022 Mark Nenadic 0
Retro (ever so slightly) jazzy country from NoLa chanteuse. Only six tracks for this reviewer to consider here, However, bearing in mind how said reviewer is usually late with submissions, and late to the party in […]
Artwork for Janis Ian 'Light At The End'
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Janis Ian “The Light At The End of the Line”

March 14, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0
Wonderfully rich swan song from legendary songwriter. Janis Ian is a name who will need no introduction here, an artist who forced her way into the male-dominated music business in the late ’60’s/early 70’s, alongside the […]
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Carson McHone “Still Life”

March 11, 2022 Keith Hughes 0
A sterling deviation into new territory. This is Carson McHone’s 3rd album and second for Loose music. It was recorded in Ontario with Daniel Romano in a home studio and the dynamic duo did it pretty […]

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Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

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July 8, 2026 0

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

Tracks
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

AUK Mini-Gigs
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CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

Album Reviews
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Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

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News

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

July 8, 2026 0
Jason McNiff has announced the release of his latest album, Ten Blue Songs, his 10th, and, despite the melancholy title, he assures us it is a record of celebration, a celebration of the musical life he […]
Tracks

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

July 8, 2026 0
  Those of you familiar with us will know that we are a website based in the People’s Republic of Liverpool and so we’re always happy to feature music on our wavelength from around these parts […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

July 8, 2026 0
With nearly two decades of songwriting under his belt, Clayton Chaney feels more connected than ever to his craft, offering some incredibly heartfelt, pensive, and witty songs grounded in real human experience. “I try to keep […]

  • Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”
  • The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney
  • CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”
  • Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026
  • Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk
  • Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction
  • Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
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 […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Where is the next great Americana album going to come from? How about out of Queensland, Australia? That isn’t exactly true; Dan Parsons’ fourth album ‘Sunday Morning Cinema’ was recorded in Melbourne. But Parsons himself grew […]
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Emmylou and Steve Earle announce Lantern tour for refugees

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Don’t get too excited, it’s not coming to the UK, even though we could probably do with our own version of this over here right now. RS Country reports: “An impressive array of Grammy-winning artists, including […]

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