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Black Deer Festival Interview: Joey Burns (Calexico) talks longevity, collaboration, festivals and future plans

July 7, 2023 Clint West 0

For many lovers of americana music, the name of Calexico would have been one of those which caught the eye amongst a very strong billing at this year’s Black Deer Festival. Since their ‘Spoke’ debut album […]

Interview: The Blue Highways’ Callum Lury on meeting the difficult second album challenge

July 4, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Springsteen may cast his shadow, but girl pop singers also provide inspiration. Regular readers of Americana UK, and most fans of americana, will be aware of the sometimes debates about what does and doesn’t constitute americana, […]

Interview: Pete Anderson on designing guitars and sharing his experience as a musician producer

June 27, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

A renowned country guitar picker and producer who likes a bit of Chet, Frank, and Wes on the side. Pete Anderson was able to bring the right sound to Dwight Yoakam’s voice and songs when they […]

Interview: AUK talks to Static Roots organiser Dietmar Leibecke as he gears up for this year’s festival

June 22, 2023 Ken Beveridge 1

We make no apologies for alerting you, dear readers, to the delights to be found at Static Roots, the small but perfectly formed two-day festival of Americana roots music which is held annually in Oberhausen, a […]

Interview: Carter Sampson on bringing “Gold” to the UK

June 21, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How the pandemic enabled the mining of “Gold”. Oklahoma has produced a legendary list of roots artists including Bob Wills, Woody Guthrie, Leon Russell, J J Cale, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, and Wanda Jackson to name […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Waylon & Willie - Self-titled
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch
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RE: The Paper Kites
Glad you enjoyed it Phil, they're a great band :)
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The Paper Kites
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Toots & the Maytals - In the DarK
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Drive-By Truckers - Gangstabilly
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Miles recorded a version of Crosby’s “Guinnevere”. &n...
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Megan Mornoney's third full length album Cloud Nine and...
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Interviews

Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

February 23, 2026 0

Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]

Interviews

Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It is not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

Videos

Video: Margo Price “Hey Child”

February 1, 2021 0

The latest video from Margo Price is a visual representation of personal challenges and trauma she has faced over the years. Directed by Kim Stuckwisch, it is a powerful, intimate portrait of Price, including direct references […]

News

Neil Young to record new album with Crazy Horse

April 10, 2019 0

News from Rolling Stone this morning that Neil Young has announced that he’ll be recording a new studio album with Crazy Horse “in the near future” which will be their first new album since 2012’s ‘Psychedelic […]

Album Reviews

Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits “For The Term Of My Natural Life”

August 4, 2023 0

Australian take on gothic Americana provides an antidote to optimism. Matt Malone’s third album, ‘For The Term Of My Natural Life’ fits in the gothic Americana category. That’s the one someone once described as replete with […]