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“What is this Americana thing anyway…?” – Clint West

January 16, 2020 Paul Villers 3
Time for another in our series looking at the routes our writers have taken into Americana and just what it is that makes it our favourite genre. This week we are warmed by Clint West’s pathological […]
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What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?

November 21, 2019 Paul Villers 1
This week in our occasional series in which we ask the Americana UK staff writers and contributors to give us a handle on the what, whys and wherefores that got them into the genre, Tim Martin […]
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What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?

November 14, 2019 Paul Villers 0
More of our popular feature “What Is This…?” now folks. This time US based writer Steven Rafferty spills the beans on his big man’s old console or even his system’s console big man or even his […]
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What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?

September 10, 2019 Paul Villers 1
Our occasional feature on the whys and wherefores of Americana is back – this time featuring prolific writer and former metal fiend turned Gram Parson aficionado Mark Underwood. He once upon a time used to write […]
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What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…

July 4, 2019 Paul Villers 1
Here’s another voyage into the psyche of our writers and contributors in which we interrogate the (often) unfathomable reasons why we are all such junkies for this Americana stuff. This week self-confessed needle dropper Andrew Frolish […]

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Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026

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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

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Well that’s it from us for this sweltering week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Drew Danburry’s Icarus Phoenix outfit which he describes as “an upbeat fiendishly danceable song about […]
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Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026

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When Kiefer Sutherland strode onto the stage at Norwich’s Adrian Flux Waterfront, the response from the packed crowd was immediate and thunderous. There was no slow build into the evening: Sutherland and his outstanding band launched […]
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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

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You see what he did there? Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and musician Jim Keller is to release Vinylly!, a collection of 14 of his finest songs from the last 15 years, and his first-ever European vinyl release. […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

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Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Kiely Connell “Calumet Queen”

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A stunning and emotionally potent debut album from Midwestern singer-songwriter Kiely Connell. On the cover of Kiely Connell’s debut album “Calumet Queen” is a drawing of her wearing a beauty queen tiara with the spikes forming […]
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Video Premiere: Hanneke Cassel “Evacuation Day”

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Simply delightful.  The new single from Hanneke Cassel and her gifted band of collaborators is typically exuberant and totally absorbing, both to watch and listen to.  Traditional Scottish sounds are infused with Americana influences, a blend […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “West of the West”

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Dave Alvin, who was born and raised in Downey, California, may well be the best songwriter to come out of the first generation southern California punk scene. The former Blaster is also one of the best […]

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