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London based and fancy reviewing gigs for us?

March 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2
We get a fair amount of offers to cover gigs by americana artists here at AUK but particularly with showcases and album launches, they are often London based which is awkward since precisely one of our […]
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Here’s 10 socially progressive country tunes for you

March 22, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
We love country music here at AUK, but the politics of mainsteam country can be something of a turn off in these weary times, so this is a nice article from Billboard reporting on country anthems […]
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“Why Americana is one of the most deceptive labels in music”

March 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
A great little article from the Guidelive.com site which was published a couple of weeks ago and we’ve just come across, which discusses the difficulty of defining the genre. Believe me, we’ve had some heated discussions […]
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Loudon Wainwright III – ‘Survivng Twin’

February 21, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s fair to say that growing up Loudon Wainwright III had some mixed feelings about his father, a columnist for LIFE magazine which he has summed up himself in a typically forthright and candid manner: “When […]
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AmericanA to Z: Acetone

January 23, 2017 David Cowling 1
I was drawn to Acetone because they were on Vernon Yard Recordings alongside Low, on whom I had a major musical crush. It’s always a risky business but in pre-internet days you had to take a […]

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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2
Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]
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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

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Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Ron Houston “R.O.A.M.”

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Solid solo debut from well-established Americana outlaw. A native of Louisiana but currently residing in San Diego, Ron Houston has made a name for himself in those parts, firstly with the outlaw country band The Sickstring […]
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David Gould / Katy Ellis “I Believe” – Listen

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Never let it be said that Americana-UK are stick in the muds – we like to take a chance every now and again.  We like to party (you should see us party) and in that spirit […]
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Video: Doug Hoekstra “Unseen Undetected”

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‘Unseen Undetected’ is the first track to be released from the new album by Chicago born but Nashville based musician Doug Hoekstra ‘The Day Deserved’ which lands next week on April 30th. Doug, who one writer […]

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