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

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The Twang Factor 3 presents: Raintown Seers

December 16, 2022 Clint West 0
Originally formed in 2012, Stockport band, Raintown Seers, have recently added Florida native Sarah Beth Shaw to their line-up on vocals.. The rest of the band is comprised of Neil Fisher (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Dan Hall […]
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The Twang Factor 3 presents: Lucy Grubb

December 9, 2022 Clint West 0
Our second artist on Twang Factor 3 is Lucy Grubb, a singer-songwriter from Norfolk. She has already released three well received EP’s all of which are available in digital or CD format from Lucy’s Bandcamp page. […]
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The Twang Factor 3 presents: Salah Zhouri

December 2, 2022 Clint West 0
Welcome to the third series of The Twang Factor. We’ve featured some fantastic new artists over the first two series and can promise that this series will be no different. We have some terrific acts to […]
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Twang Factor 3: AUK’s showcase for new artists – How to enter

November 18, 2022 Clint West 0
Once again we are offering a platform for new and emerging artists to share their music with our readers. AUK is looking for new and emerging artists to feature in our Twang Factor 3 competition. Contestents […]
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Twang Factor 3: AUK’s showcase for new artists returns

November 3, 2022 Clint West 2
Once again we are offering a platform for new and emerging artists to share their music with our readers. AUK is looking for new and emerging artists to feature in our Twang Factor 3 competition. Contestents […]

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“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]
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Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

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Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. […]
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France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

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After a first promising edition in September 2024, the one and only americana Fest in France, Eldorado, returns to the village of Vancé in NW France (close to Le Mans) with its second edition on 26th […]

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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]

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Track Premiere: Eric Bolander “Closer To That Flame”

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