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Essentials: The Top 10 songs of the San Francisco Sound roots

May 11, 2023 Michael Macy 5
Americana music is like the Mississippi, a mighty current constantly shifted by influences great and small.  One of the musical streams that altered the flow of americana is the tumbling turbulence that bubbled up from the […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Steve Earle & The Dukes “Ghosts of West Virginia”

May 10, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
Classic americana frequently involves a cause. And who better than Steve Earle to take up a cause? That’s what playwrights Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen thought when writing ‘Coal Country’, a play about a mining disaster. […]
The First Time

The First Time: Emily Dongray – Moby, The Astoria, London, 2002

May 10, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
Unlike my older comrades, I sadly can’t brag about having been to Woodstock or following Bob Dylan around New York in the 60s. The truth is I was late to the party. I was in my […]
AUK's Chain Gang

AUK’s Chain Gang: Carter Sampson “Holy Mother”

May 9, 2023 Peter Churchill 0
When it comes to visual highs, following that glorious Dixie Chicks/Beyonce performance of ‘Daddy Lessons’ in the last chain link is an almost impossible ask. A much easier task was linking and continuing what seems to […]
Features

The Song Remains: Chris Strachwitz (1931-2023)

May 9, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Arhoolie Records laid the foundation for the appreciation of American roots music. Chris Strachwitz, folklorist, musicologist and founder of Arhoolie Records died on 7th May from heart failure. There is no way of knowing how many […]

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Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

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David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

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Tracks

Julie Christensen “Don’t You Push” – no names, no id, and that’s the cops

October 1, 2026 0
We’re always behind the times, look at us about to be making a fuss about ICE when we could be talking about the new tourist attraction cum snipers’ nest that a cemetery needs, or political adverts […]
Videos

Video Premiere and Q&A: Lady Nade “Identity”

October 1, 2026 0
Lady Nade’s journey of self-exploration is brought to vivid life in this bold new single, Identity. With uplifting, joyous backing vocals and instrumentation, Lady Nade delivers thought provoking lyrics that reveal the many aspects of herself. […]
Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

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The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]

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  • Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

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 […]

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: Aimee Mann “Rainy Days and Mondays”

November 14, 2025 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader as we head down to a little village called Parwich for a little sojourn in atrocious driving conditions, we will be listening to this week’s edition […]
Album Reviews

Ordinary Elephant “Honest” (Independent, 2019)

May 30, 2019 0
One thing that should be made clear from the outset about ‘Honest’ is that there is not a weak track on the album. This is only partly down to the strength of the material – a […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: John Mayer “Roll it on Home”

October 3, 2025 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – if you’re a supporter your playlist will be with you at 5pm. To round things off this week I thought I’d share a track from […]

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