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For The Sake Of The Song: Randy Newman “Rednecks”

September 30, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
‘Rednecks’ was the opening song on Randy Newman’s 1974 album “Good Old Boys” and it was the initial kernel which inspired Newman’s examination of the American South on the disc. When it was released, the song […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Boz Scaggs “Loan Me A Dime”

September 24, 2024 Dean Nardi 4
When most people hear the name Boz Scaggs, the stylish singer who recorded multi-platinum albums “Slow Dancer” in 1974 and “Silk Degrees” in 1976 for Columbia Records, songs like ‘Lowdown,’ ‘What Can I Say’ and ‘Lido […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Leon Russell “Home Sweet Oklahoma”

September 16, 2024 Martin Johnson 3
Leon Russell’s world exploded in 1970. He’d been a leading studio musician in Los Angeles for over ten years, a key member of the famed Wrecking Crew, and he had been instrumental in the success of […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Big Star “September Gurls”

August 19, 2024 Andrew Raw 6
It was the early nineties and I had one of those momentous moments in my musical listening when I heard the fabulous ”Bandwagonesque” by AUK favourites Teenage Fanclub. At the time I was absolutely knocked out- […]
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For the Sake of the Song: John Hiatt “Have a Little Faith in Me”

August 5, 2024 Andy Short 2
For years, John Hiatt was in a category of his own. His own record company didn’t know where to place him. He is undoubtedly under Americana’s broad banner, but would you say he was country, blues […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

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Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
Interviews

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
Album Reviews

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0
Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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  • Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
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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Pick of the Political Pops: The Spencer Davies Group “Every Little Bit Hurts”

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At Americana-UK Towers we don’t really have much truck with party politics. Granted we believe ourselves to be progressive in our outlook but essentially we pick and choose ‘policies’ according to our individual and collective wants […]
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The Hinterland Band “Indiana In Stereo Sound”

May 19, 2022 0
Roots at the crossroads of americana. The dictionary definition of “hinterland” refers to an area lying inland from a coast or far from an urban area. Defined in that strictly geographical sense this band formed by […]
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Video: Yusuf / Cat Stevens “Where Do the Children Play?”

June 25, 2020 0
This beautifully animated video conveys a powerful ecological message and is a great accompaniment to a re-imagining of the classic song from 1970.  Written over 50 years ago, it remains as relevant as ever as the […]

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