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Interview: Jesse Daniel on the Sound of California and His Piece of The Golden State

August 19, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

It’s both a blessing and a curse, the interconnected, on-demand nature of the modern world. It gives us contacts on the other side of the planet, the ability to share interests and loves, and to dig […]

From the AUK Archive – Interview: Aimee Mann

August 19, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

If Stewart Lee is the comedian’s comedian, then Aimee Mann is the songwriter’s songwriter. The Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning singer is a hugely observant student of human behaviour, drawing not just on her own experiences to form the […]

Interview: Cory Hanson on writing songs about all kinds of people

August 15, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Cory Hanson writes songs …. a lot of songs, ten albums in eleven years’ worth of songs divided between the band he fronts, Wand, the Cory Hanson Band and his solo act. Asked if he is […]

Interview: For Paul Spring life is short, let’s make another record

August 11, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

The world of song is made of melody, harmony, rhythm and lyrics, but one can argue that it is lyrics which extend the dimensions and expand the possibilities of this world as much as the other […]

RON SEXSMITH PRESS PHOTO for Hangover Terrace

Interview: Ron Sexsmith on “Hangover Terrace”, the importance of vulnerability, and Marks and Spencer as an indicator of success

August 7, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0

Americana UK recently caught up with master songwriter Ron Sexsmith – admittedly only after the dark clouds of technical hitches had lifted to reveal the blue skies of a clear line to Canada (thanks in large […]