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Jingle Bells Friday – Should we put the tree up this weekend?

December 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Just like a selection box of chocolates there’s something here for everyone – at least until someone eats all the toffee hazelnuts,  they are meant to be for sharing.  Oh, never mind.   Luckily these are treats […]
Americana Roots

Americana Roots: Pixie & the Partygrass Boys

December 18, 2020 Tim Newby 0
Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts who […]
Features

Pick of the Political Pops: John Denver “Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)”

December 18, 2020 Paul Villers 0
For this Yuletide edition of Pick of the Political Pops and the last of the year we did consider having a review/round up of the past twelve months. Then we had a word with ourselves and […]
Top 10 albums ever

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Jason McDonald

December 17, 2020 Clint West 4
Welcome to another set of wonderful albums as our writers continue to seek out the top 10 americana albums ever. As we approach the festive season we can begin to look forward to the climax of […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Elvis Costello and the Attractions “Almost Blue” (F-Beat, 1981)

December 16, 2020 Martin Johnson 2
Classic Americana Albums, by definition, have achieved a relevance that is timeless and are no longer dependent on the time and place that formed them. Elvis Costello’s ‘Almost Blue’, whilst timeless is also very topical now […]

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Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 3rd-5th July 2026

July 31, 2026 0
There are some festivals you attend because of the line-up. Others because they’re close to home. Some because they’re fashionable, or because everyone else seems to be going. Then there’s Maverick. After many years of returning […]
Columns

Vox Continental: July 2026

July 31, 2026 0
The hills are alive, with the sound of bluegrass! Summertime is Festival time and that includes La Roche Bluegrass, Europe’s largest bluegrass festival, taking place around La Roche-sur-Foron, in the stunning French Alps of the Haute […]
News

The latest Americana UK podcast now available featuring Haylie Davis and Leeroy Stagger

July 31, 2026 0
It’s two for the price of one this week as Keith chats to a couple of artists who have both recently released albums that should be in your collections. Haylie Davis with her debut Wandering Star […]

  • 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)
  • Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs
  • Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road”
  • Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026
  • Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”
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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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0
Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]
Features

Songs for the apocalypse: Spain “Hoped and Prayed”

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Josh Haden makes slooowwww music at the best of times, music which drips with atmosphere. I first came across his band Spain when a song of theirs was featured on the best TV series ever made© […]
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Christian Kjellvander “Hold Your Love Still”

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Searching for a better world through layers of sound. There can be no more suitable music to accompany the wave upon wave of cloud, rain and storm of recent days. Our weather’s relentless cycle of melancholic […]

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