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Americana UK’s quest to find the best new and emerging americana talent

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Rob Clamp performs a superb ‘Twang Factor Winner’s Session’ for AUK

March 22, 2023 Clint West 0
Watch this sensational session from Rob Clamp our Twang Factor 3 winner. He’s quite definitely a man that’s going places. We at AUK are absolutely delighted to bring you this three song session from our Twang […]
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Rob Clamp wins The Twang Factor 3

February 17, 2023 Clint West 1
As outlined in yesterday’s runners-up announcement, The Twang Factor 3 was a very close affair but in the end Southampton-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rob Clamp won it by a nose from runners-up Sunsinger and the […]
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The Twang Factor 3 Results: Runners-up are Sunsinger and the High Seas

February 16, 2023 Clint West 0
Our runners-up spot demonstrates just how close The Twang Factor 3 was and the quality of the artists that entered. Our judge’s scorecards had Sunsinger and the High Seas exactly level with our eventual winner. The […]
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The Twang Factor 3 Results: Lucy Grubb takes third place

February 15, 2023 Clint West 0
The AUK judging panel have deliberated and have now given their verdict on the Top 3 in The Twang Factor 3. Starting today with third place we will reveal our top 3 selections over the course […]
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The Twang Factor 3 Presents: Sunsinger & the High Seas

February 3, 2023 Clint West 0
Welcome to our final edition of The Twang Factor 3. The quality of the artists over this series has been fantastic. We’d like to thank everyone who brought their music to our attention including those that […]

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Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

July 14, 2026 0
Vancouver-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Alex Southey has released an absorbing new single. Green Sunday opens with gently insistent guitar before lush layers are introduced and, halfway through, percussion is ushered in, giving the song a greater urgency. […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 3
Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]
Album Reviews

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1
No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

  • Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
  • Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”
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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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