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Cary Morin “Cradle To The Grave” (Independent, 2017)

February 15, 2017 Mark Nenadic 1
Cary Morin possesses finger-picking skills that many guitarists would sell their soul for. A Montana native and member of the Crow tribe, Morin’s music rolls together blues, folk, jazz and a host of other flavours into […]
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The Nightjar “Objects” (Independent, 2017)

February 15, 2017 David Cowling 0
A few years ago Americana-UK commissioned the renowned musicologist Dr Fred Dineage at Goldsmith’s University to construct a continuum of ethereality – known as the Bush Scale – in order for us to more easily classify […]
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Wesley Stace “Wesley Stace’s John Wesley Harding” (Yep Roc, 2017)

February 14, 2017 Mark Nenadic 0
A dream combination – Stace backed by the Jayhawks. Novelist and compere par excellence, the former John Wesley Harding releases his twentieth record. This time around he’s enlisted the help of Minneapolis’s finest. Stace has always been […]
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Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro “Static in the Wires” (Del Mundo Records, 2017)

February 13, 2017 Adam Wika 0
Martin Harley, globally established badass of lap steel guitar, and Daniel Kimbro, upright bass player whose gig, venue, and collaboration credits read like a folk fanboy’s bucket list, are back with a new album. “Static in […]
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Wolf People “Ruins” (Jagjaguwar, 2016)

February 13, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Wolf People hold a special place in the spectrum of what we called for a while “psychfolk”. Their albums, and Ruins is no different in this, have a strong folk edge – Jack Sharp’s vocals have […]

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Townes Van Zandt in Concert at "Kult" Niederstetten, Germany 23rd November 1995
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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 1st – Townes Van Zandt “Pancho and Lefty”

April 10, 2026 0
And so we come to the song that has been voted No 1 Americana Song of All Time… and who amongst you is really surprised? In some ways, it is no surprise, being the most iconic […]
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Sammy Volkov “Songs from the Goodbye Garden”

April 10, 2026 0
With a voice that feels like a welcome throwback, the Canadian delivers an album full of impactful emotion. As a young, queer person raised on the Canadian prairies, Sammy Volkov struggled to find a place where […]
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Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring exclusive Boia Festival line up news from organiser Steve Prior

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This week sees festival fever hit the Podcast with two examples to the fore and one to finish the show. First up, Keith chats to Steve Prior about the gorgeous and elemental Boia Festival in St […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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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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Carrie Elkin “The Penny Collector” (Independent, 2017)

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This is a highly personal and emotional album from Texan Carrie Elkin. Named in honour of her father who passed away over a year ago and who was a lifelong collector of pennies it is one […]
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Live Review: Luck Reunion, Austin Texas – 13th March 2025

April 3, 2025 0
Following on from Oliver Gray’s SXSW report we have another AUK reviewer who was at SXSW and took the time to bus it out to the annual Luck Reunion one day festival, hosted by Willie Nelson. […]
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Kurt Vile “Bottle It In” (Matador, 2018)

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I wrote five separate reviews for this, changing every time I listened to it, liking the tracks that are likeable more with every listen. But, you know, four songs make up 37 minutes of it, so […]

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