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AUK’s Paul Villers has a weekly look at the news with an accompanying Americana song

Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: The Kinks “Here Come The People In Grey”

September 21, 2018 Paul Villers 0
Few people realise that Americana-UK Towers is in fact a local authority owned country pile for which we pay a weekly rent to The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia. This is a fair and equitable situation since, […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Pedro Piedra “Inteligencia Dormida”

September 14, 2018 Paul Villers 0
This week we were reminded of the anniversary of the 11th September. Yes – the US/CIA backed military coup in Chile in 1973. History buffs will recall that the democratically elected socialist leader Salvador Allende was […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Jim White “Static On The Radio”

September 7, 2018 Paul Villers 0
There’s a reason why we designed The Bunker here at Americana UK Towers as we did. Principally it is a little oasis of calm in the maelstrom that is the modern world – with its sturdy […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Josh Rouse “Slaveship”

August 31, 2018 Paul Villers 1
This month marks five hundred years (1518) since the first direct shipments of slaves from the continent of Africa to the Americas began. Emperor Charles V of Spain sanctioned the move because the native American populations […]
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Pick Of The Political Pops: Grant Lee Buffalo “The Last Days Of Tecumseh”

August 24, 2018 Paul Villers 0
This week we have been ruminating on the fact that this week is the fifty year anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia by The Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany and Poland (a combined force under […]

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Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026

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Classic Clip: Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas “The Boxer”— Library of Congress, Washington, 2007

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Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

September 18, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]
Album Reviews

Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”

September 18, 2026 0
Journeyman comes full circle with an album of resonant covers that have been uniquely adapted throughout his career, tracing all the way back to his teenage days busking in Nashville. Benjamin Tod has been around the […]
Buddy Miller live
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Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026

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Opening for The War and Treaty at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Buddy Miller explained how he came to crash the party and thanked the headliners and support Avery Sunshine for indulging him. Miller had a call from […]

  • Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”
  • Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”
  • Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026
  • Classic Clip: Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas “The Boxer”— Library of Congress, Washington, 2007
  • The Dreaming Spires and Annie Keating join forces for single and live dates
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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