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Classic Clips: Emmylou Harris “Where Will I Be” – BBC Later… with Jools Holland, 1995

November 21, 2025 Peter Thompson 2
A number of the top music artists who have managed to have long, successful careers have had the ability to reinvent themselves periodically. Think David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Cher, Madonna, Neil Young, Kylie Minogue, Johnny Cash, […]
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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Richard Parkinson

November 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 6
Every writer faced with distilling the entire history of music into the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time is faced with a need to place some boundaries around the task in order to get some […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Cold Bones Lullabies

November 20, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
The next entrant in Twang Factor 4 is Cold Bones Lullabies, who is a singer-songwriter based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Cold Bones Lullabies usually plays at venues like Cafe 9 in Sheffield. After playing bass guitar […]
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AUK Back Pages No. 20

November 18, 2025 Paul Kerr 2
It’s time (almost) to light the candles on the cake and sing Happy Birthday to Americana UK as we enter our 10th year in 2011. In reality, AUK celebrated this anniversary much later in the year, […]
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More People Should Really Know About: Tennessee Twin

November 18, 2025 Jonny Brick 0
When I was involved in setting up the UK Country Music Association, which aims to amplify the voice of our domestic scene, I got to know Geoff Meads, who designed a stellar website for the UK-CMA. […]

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Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”

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Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

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Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”

July 16, 2026 0
The married duo present a set of winsome songs that succeed in feeling nostalgic but still new and carefully crafted. If you’re a fan of Gram Parsons or Emmylou Harris, husband-and-wife duo Eleese and Matthew Meschery’s […]
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The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step

July 16, 2026 0
One More Mile is the latest single from The Suitcase Junket, the recording name of poetic folkster Matt Lorenz.  It’s a song that in a sense belies it’s upbeat tempo and optimistic feel –  it’s taken […]
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Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection

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Here’s a new animated video for John Carter Cash’s recent song, Pineapple John. This vibrant animation, filled with vivid colour, was developed from original artwork created by Adam Baker, whose illustrations transport us into the fantasy […]

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  • The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step
  • Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection
  • Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK
  • Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”
  • Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons “I Think I’m Here” – glorious life affirming music

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Jerry Joseph, we are happy to tell you, returns – not that he’s been away exactly, but we have an insatiable appetite for the kind of music that Jerry Joseph makes, and so the news that […]
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RS Country interview Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires

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RS Country are running a nice little (not so little actually) interview today with Americana royalty (in a Republican way) (that’s Republican in the UK sense) (why did I start this?) Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires who […]
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Rainn Byrns “Never Ending Story” – no dragons mentioned, honest

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How better to start the week than with a song that focuses on the endless pointless repetition of life, with the same old same old coming around again.  And again.  And, yes, yet again.  Perfect for […]

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