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Reverieme “Straw Woman” (Absolute, 2016)

October 11, 2016 David Cowling 0
There are so many occasions where this record comes close to being beguiling that it’s a pity that there are only a few moments where the promise is completely fulfilled. Louise Connell has a lithe voice […]
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Erynn Marshall “Greasy Creek” (DittyVille, 2016)

October 11, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
Erynn Marshall is probably best known for playing in the Haints Old-time String Band alongside fellow Canadians Pharis and Jason Romero.  Having relocated to Virginia, Greasy Creek sees her forging a solo path for her highly […]
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Session Americana with Jefferson Hamer “Great Shakes” (Independent, 2016)

October 11, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0
This collaboration between decade veterans Session Americana and Jefferson Hamer, perhaps best known this side of the pond for his “Child Ballads” album with Anais Mitchell, opens up with the little gem that is “One Skinner”, […]
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Eve Williams “Peregreni” (Independent, 2016)

October 10, 2016 Michael Farley 0
Eve Williams is a singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland with a distinctive voice and a wide range. She became a full time singer songwriter after developing a disability due to rheumatoid arthritis and being unable […]
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The Invisible World “Color/Echo” (Independent, 2016)

October 10, 2016 David Cowling 0
The Invisible World suggests something hidden away, undiscovered, something mysterious – it’s a promise not borne out by the music on this second EP from the Kansas City band. It’s all surface, standard rock tropes, nothing […]

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

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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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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001)

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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 1
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”
  • Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!
  • The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001)
  • 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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Diana Jones announces release of “Better Times Will Come – Reimagined & Remaster”ed

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Fifteen years after its original release Diana Jones is revisiting one of her finest albums, and not only remastering it but reimagining it.  Reimagining in the sense that not only is there the obligatory additional track […]
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Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”

March 20, 2026 0
Lauderdale releases a worthy, heartfelt follow-up twenty years later. At the age of sixty-eight, Jim Lauderdale is in top form, his voice as good as ever. The iconic songwriter, now a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame […]
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Video: Jim Ghedi “Lamentations of Round-Oak Waters”

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The voice of Jim Ghedi and the exquisite musicianship on show here seem to come from another place and time.  ‘Lamentations of Round-Oak Waters’ is an absorbing, transcendent experience.  The video is a live studio session […]

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