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Live Review: Forgotten Pharaohs, Water Rats, London – 28th August 2024

September 3, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A short visit to Water Rats to catch what was in effect an album preview gig by Forgotten Pharaohs, who are about to release their debut album ‘”King of Mirrors” and are also the first signing […]
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Live Review: Amanda Anne Platt + Hannah Kaminer, Annie’s Burger Shack, Nottingham – 22nd August 2024

September 2, 2024 Graeme Tait 4
Although it is now over five decades (ouch), since my relationship with the city of Nottingham and its music venues first started, tonight’s establishment is a first for me. Annie, a real person, born and raised […]
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Live Review: Taylor Swift, Eras Tour, Wembley Stadium – 17th August 2024

August 28, 2024 Viv Fish 0
Following our Editor-in-Chief’s review of one of Ms Swift’s shows at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool in June, which you can read here I hope readers can cope with just one more… [Editor’s note: please be assured […]
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Live Review: Love With Johnny Echols, The Stables, Wavendon – 31st July 2024

August 27, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Is this Love that we’re seeing?  Well, since the band on stage tonight started touring behind Arthur Lee, firstly under their own name of Baby Lemonade and later on as Love, and since the five-piece now […]
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Live Review: Katie Pruitt + Judy Blank, The Garage, London – 15th August 2024

August 21, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
Katie Pruitt returned to the London stage after a two-year gap at Highbury’s The Garage.  The room was pretty full and from the second Pruitt stepped out with her band the crowd was clearly up for […]

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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]
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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

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  • Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”
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  • Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “The Circle Game”

October 20, 2025 0
Joni Mitchell needs no introduction to Americana fans – or indeed fans of the greatest songwriters of the last 60 years. She has over 250 recorded songs, 19 studio albums, and some 50 albums in total […]
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Cujo Moon “In The Stars” – farewell to all that

May 25, 2022 0
Trevor Willmott, also known as Cujo Moon, is in wistful mood on this new song which will probably be on his new EP due June 3rd.  As he explains: “This song wrote itself in about 20 minutes […]
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We can’t embed this sorry but the audio is just a click away here if you’ve got a spare hour and 21 minutes. Rolling Stone Country reports: “Chris Shiflett spent Valentine’s Day in the company of […]

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