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Paul Goodwin “The Northern Lights In The Neon Tube” (Independent, 2016)

November 4, 2016 Paul Kerr 0
Four years in the making but The Northern Lights In The Neon Tube is not the result of endless hours spent tinkering in the studio, budgets be blasted. Instead the gap is explained by Cambridge musician […]
Album Reviews

Virgin of the Birds “Secret Kids” (Song, By Toad Records, 2016)

November 3, 2016 David Cowling 0
Jon Rooney records are documents of how songs are captured at the moment of recording. I always suspect that the next time I hear the song it could be significantly different, and in this respect he’s […]
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Seth Faergolzia “High Diver” (Blang, 2016)

November 3, 2016 Scott Baxter 0
When I received this, I was intrigued. A bunch of songs taken from a larger bunch of songs, the results of a period where Our Seth was writing a song a day for a hundred days. […]
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Laish “Pendulum Swing” (Talitres, 2016)

November 2, 2016 David Cowling 0
These songs are laced in equal measure with cynicism and charm – at his best Danny Green can produce songs that are lyrically and musically spot-on. ‘Vague’ is a world weary slightly melancholic exploration of ageing […]
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The Handsome Family “Unseen” (Loose Records, 2016)

November 1, 2016 David Cowling 0
Unseen is a good word to describe the Handsome Family – they are ludicrously underappreciated and often their songs deal with the internal world or take place in the darkness that from time to time envelopes […]

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

Tracks
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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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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 2
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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  • Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”
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  • 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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Track Premiere: The Pairs “Yellow Lines”

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Not, in fact, a pair of pairs, The Pairs are twin sisters Noelle and Renee Coughlin, long-time friend Hillary Watson, and former-punk percussionist Steve Plimmer.   This London (Ontario) based band brings together soaring harmonies with melodic […]
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Album Reviews

Eric Brace & Last Train Home “Everything Will Be”

February 4, 2022 0
Album number ten is a varied collection of quality tunes. There’s nine musicians playing around 14 instruments credited on this album and quite a range of styles and but Brace and his band here manage to […]
Album Reviews

Josh Okeefe “Bloomin’ Josh Okeefe” (Independent, 2020)

May 26, 2020 0
At some point during a review of Josh Okeefe’s music there’s going to be a reference to Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan and for good reason.  In addition to his voice and his delivery style, Okeefe’s […]

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