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The Americana Spirit of 24: Helen Jones

December 10, 2024 Helen Jones 0
Reflecting on the year that was 2024 as we stare down the barrel of another Trump presidency, it sometimes feels difficult to see the goodness in things. It’s pretty clear Joy Oladokun feels the same, if […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Ryan Bingham

December 10, 2024 Chas Lacey 3
“What’s this?” I hear the well-informed readers of AMA UK say, “a feature saying More People Should Really Know About …. Ryan Bingham”. Really? Well yes, because despite holding multiple awards and his many TV and […]
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The Americana Spirit of 24: Peter Thompson

December 9, 2024 Peter Thompson 0
AUK writers look back at the last 12 months in americana, starting with our staff writer Peter Thompson. Is it that time already? The year has simply flown by – I feel like I’m still waiting […]
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Classic Clips: Matraca Berg and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ‘Oh Cumberland’ – from “Will The Circle Be Unbroken – Farther Along”

December 6, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-curated “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” album released in 1972 is often cited as one of the foundation stones of americana.  At the time, the record’s bringing together of the founders of […]
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Essentials: The Top Ten American Aquarium Songs

December 5, 2024 Andrew Raw 2
I am a huge fan of American Aquarium’s muscular alt-country with its great tunes and often anthemic choruses. They put the country into their alt-country with a liberal dose of wonderful pedal steel, which is never […]

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The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, 25th-28th July 2024

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Pharis & Jason Romero announce new album, due June

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Pharis and Jason Romero have announced the release of a new album ‘Bet On Love’ which is described as “a modern folk ode – to sentimental anchorings and to relationships between place, people and time”. Recorded […]
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Video Premiere: Kiss the Tiger “I Miss You”

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Beautifully animated by Eleonore Dendy, here is the brand new video from Minneapolis band Kiss the Tiger. The video complements the song, depicting a mother whose child has moved on, leaving behind an ’empty nest’. Lyrically, […]

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