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Interview: Ray Wylie Hubbard on being an Old Cat and that song

April 12, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

How a group of friends have helped bring Ray Wylie Hubbard’s songs to their biggest audience. Most songwriters can only dream of writing anything approaching a classic song, but some of those who do are not […]

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Interview: Amy Speace on boredom and trauma as inspiration for “Tucson”

April 6, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

There is no such thing as writers’ block as even a 100-year-old parlor grand piano can inspire. Amy Speace is twenty years into a career that has seen her critical stock continue to rise. Her 2021 […]

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Film Premiere: “Man Behind The Stage” – A tale of rock and roll obsession

April 4, 2022 Paul Kerr 1

Americana UK is proud to present the online premiere of “Man Behind The Stage”. A documentary on one man’s passion for live music. Behind the scenes of every gig, be it an open mic night or […]

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Interview: Paula Boggs on reclaiming the black banjo heritage with Soulgrass

April 1, 2022 Martin Johnson 5

How living in the Pacific North West helped rewrite the bluegrass story from a black perspective. Paula Boggs is a fairly unique artist. While music has always been an important part of her life, her career […]

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Interview: Willy Vlautin talks Delines, Fontaine, Books, Movies and Ursula Le Guinn

March 29, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Willy Vlautin has a whole quiver full of arrows, which is lucky as he has many strings to his bow.  We talked with The Delines songwriter in a wide-ranging chat. As songwriter for Richmond Fontaine and […]

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  • It’s a happy new year as Amythyst Kiah brings her “Still + Bright” tour to the UK and Ireland
  • Reasons to be cheerful for 2026 – Live music, independent artists, and Americana UK…
  • Sarah McQuaid to play UK shows in early 2026
  • Slow Autumn “Daylight Heart, Moonlight Soul”
  • The Song Remains: Raul Malo (1965 – 2025)
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  • Video Premiere: Foy Vance “I Think I Preferred The Question”
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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

December 9, 2025 0

While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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Interview: David Grisman on the groundbreaking Garcia/Grisman album and more

December 8, 2025 2

The “Garcia/Grisman” album was recorded in 1991, and chances are you never heard these two master musicians sound as good as they did on this record. Jerry Garcia’s tasteful picking on this album is inspired and […]

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Interview: Dan Bern has still got his fastball, and a change-up

December 2, 2025 1

In the smart and lively songs of Dan Bern, nuances are at work like honeybees in a hive. A busy swarm of subtleties generates a nucleus of narrative honeycomb that has more layers than an archaeologist’s […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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