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AUK’s Paul Villers has a weekly look at the news with an accompanying Americana song

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Pick of the Political Pops: Judy Collins “Send in the Clowns”

August 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
We are 90 days away from crashing out of the European Union like a petulant kid slamming the door behind them as everything falls off the shelves on the way out. Still, good to know we’ve […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: The Smiths “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”

July 26, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
It’s almost not even worth saying anything about our new celebrity leader, other than going off to live on a desert island in the middle of the Pacific has never seemed so appealing. (Ironically, Morrisey is […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Tracy Chapman “Remember the Tinman”

July 19, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
Our Pops-Master Mr Villers is taking a break at the moment so no witty commentary sorry but following Trump’s sideways move into out and out fascism this week at that rally, this particular track from Tracy […]
Features

Pick of the Political Pops: Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper “Jesus At MacDondalds”

June 28, 2019 Paul Villers 0
As most of our regular reader(s) will know Americana-UK Towers is based in The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia. That said we do have brethren/sistren outlying communities in The People’s Republic of Birminghemia, The People’s Republic of […]
Features

Pick of the Political Pops: Jallen Rix “Down At Stonewall”

June 21, 2019 Paul Villers 0
This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of The Stonewall Riots. Fifty years, mark you. “Stonewall”, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, refers to The Stonewall Inn in Greenwhich Village, New York. This was a […]

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Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

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My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

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Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

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case/lang/veirs

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

Anniversary Cheers
September 3, 2026 0

Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”

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News

Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

September 3, 2026 0
More than half a century after Buck Owens and the Buckaroos took the stage at Las Vegas’ Mint Hotel and Casino, a remarkable document of the band at the height of its powers is finally seeing […]
Album Reviews

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

September 3, 2026 0
Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]
Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010
Classic Clips

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0
Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

  • Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month
  • My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”
  • Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010
  • Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years
  • Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”
  • Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026
  • Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”
  • Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Interview: Lauren Housley on her Northern and americana roots

April 21, 2021 0
How AMAUK and Folk Alliance helped develop americana music recorded in Rotherham and Sheffield This can be seen as a companion piece to the recent interview with Declan O’Rourke (here) as both he and Lauren Housley […]
Tracks

Starry Skies “Starry Skies” – Listen

August 2, 2018 0
Who could argue with such a sentiment? Starry Skies have an album, their second, of the same name due out on the 12th of October on Fox Star Records.  The title song ‘Starry Skies‘ showcases the Glaswegian band’s […]
Tracks

Darlingside “Ocean Bed” – Listen

July 16, 2020 0
Here’s the good news that you’ve been waiting for all year – the return of Darlingside with a new single ‘Ocean Bed‘.  Darlingside celebrated their 10th anniversary as a band in May  – and if we […]

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