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  • [ July 31, 2026 ] Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September News
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The Song Remains: Tony Rice 1951 – 2020

January 6, 2021 Martin Johnson 2
Legendary bluegrass artist and master acoustic guitarist Tony Rice passed away peacefully on Christmas Day 2020 and his passing was appropriately announced via a statement by his friend of many years, and bluegrass and country music […]
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A peaceful Christmas to all our readers from Americana UK

December 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2
Well that’s it for us for another year dear reader. It almost feels trite now to comment on the bizarre/awfulness of 2020 but hopefully we’ll look back on this in another 12 months time and think […]
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Jingle Bells Thursday aka Friday – Here it is, Merry Christmas

December 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, this is it.  We’re putting this feature to bed for another year.  Maybe, just maybe, if you’ll be good then we’ll have another go in 2021.  Quality Christmas songs being available being the real requisite […]
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Celebrating Gravy, Christmas and Long Distance Longing

December 24, 2020 Guy Lincoln 1
  The big day has finally arrived and it’s time to pay brief but certain homage to the creator. Hold on a minute though, stand down from those keyboards and rest easy; we’re not 72 hours […]
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Video Review of the Year 2020

December 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Well, what a year it’s been: a bitterly contested US Presidential election, the Black Lives Matter movement and a global pandemic that brought the world to a standstill.  The word ‘unprecedented’ must be the most well-used […]

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Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

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Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

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There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday

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Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981

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Jason McNiff “Ten Blue Songs”

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Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

July 31, 2026 0
London-based singer-songwriter Jack Browning will release his sophomore album, Painted Skies, on September 16th via Too Fine Records. The twelve-song collection follows Browning’s signing to the Nashville label earlier this year and arrives after two years […]
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Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

July 31, 2026 0
The next Americana Story comes from one of our own. Rick Bayles escaped the UK to live in the Dordogne region of France, and from there he reports back through his monthly Vox Continental column, sharing […]
Previews

There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday

July 31, 2026 0
Correspondent and promoter Oliver Gray recommends an attractive festival that will entertain rather than overwhelm. It’s called Found, and it takes place this August Bank Holiday and is attracting some very classy acts indeed. “The band […]

  • Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September
  • Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”
  • There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday
  • Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981
  • Jason McNiff “Ten Blue Songs”
  • Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 3rd-5th July 2026
  • Vox Continental: July 2026
  • The latest Americana UK podcast now available featuring Haylie Davis and Leeroy Stagger
  • Twilark “Tired To Sleep” – to sleep , perchance to forget
  • Video: Gareth Dunlop “Freewheeling” (Live at Salvation Music Studios)
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Marc Delgado

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The X stands for the unknown. Marc Delgado is a man of contradictions, a musician and a poet, a recovering addict, a family man, a loner. He is also one of the best singer/songwriters in the […]
Album Reviews

Mike Jacoby “Long Beach Calling” (Independent 2019)

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When you get given an album to review, the first thing you see is the album cover. An album cover can straightaway tell you what you can expect from the album. And when you see the […]
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Mike Ross “The Clovis Limit (Pt.1)” (Independent, 2019)

April 12, 2019 0
Mike Ross sure can coax dazzling overdriven riffs out of a guitar, and the tracks from his first two solo albums are here to prove it. Indeed, these records are laden with rocking numbers that would […]

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