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Support Your Local Venue: The Crown Nantwich

May 26, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

The Crown Inn, Nantwich South Cheshire, is a black and white timbered building, grade two listed and over four centuries old. Landlord Roger Crockett was murdered in a brawl on 19 December 1572, in a case […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Brady Harris

May 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

We end the week with a real treat. Through our ongoing series of mini-gigs, we are trying to recreate the joy of live performance in the comfort of your own home. Here, Brady Harris provides an […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Ryan Adams “Political Scientist”

May 22, 2020 Paul Villers 0

Americana-UK Towers is situated, as you know, in The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia and we thought it might be nice for you folks to know how we have handled the present travails and what we are […]

Classic Americana Albums: Ry Cooder “Into The Purple Valley” (Warner, 1972)

May 21, 2020 David Jarman 0

Ry Cooder has a unique and special place in the Americana realm, his reputation based on his consummate skills on guitar (especially slide, where many rate him among the world’s best) and mandolin, and as an […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Delevantes “Suitcase of Leather”

May 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

The Delevantes have been around for over three decades now, the band consisting of brothers Bob and Mike Delevante from Nashville, Tennesse. Way back in the late-nineties when my americana genes were still not quite fully […]

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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
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(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine by Boston trio...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Whiskeytown - Pneumonia (vinyl) The Civil Wars - Live...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Gang of Four Entertainment!
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan A much overlooked album
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RE: What Are You Reading?
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll by Pet...
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The Moonlighters Rush Hour
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Jesse Malin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 10th November 2019

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

April 29, 2026 0

New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released three […]

Mildred “Fenceline”

April 29, 2026 0

Sensitive sounds carry poetic lyrics and encourage deeper reflections on meaning. Mildred is a four-piece band from Oakland, CA, with members: Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar), Jack Schrott (vocals, guitar), Matt Palmquist (vocals, bass, woodwinds) or […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

April 29, 2026 0

We’re heading towards the Summer now, May Day falls this week, and the obvious thing would be to offer you, valued reader, a swathe of music that touches on those themes of rebirth and the explosion […]

Support Your Local Venue: The Crown Nantwich

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Brady Harris

Pick of the Political Pops: Ryan Adams “Political Scientist”

Classic Americana Albums: Ry Cooder “Into The Purple Valley” (Warner, 1972)

Songs for the apocalypse: The Delevantes “Suitcase of Leather”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

Mildred “Fenceline”

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

Rock legend Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album at 79

Natalie Jane Hill “Hopeful Woman”