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Preview: Fairport Convention announce Autumn 2023 UK Tour, celebrating 56 years of British folk rock

October 2, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
We do tend to view some bands as Americana alumni royalty here in AUK Towers, so it’s a delight to announce that following their return to the fields of Oxfordshire for their Cropredy Convention in August, […]
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Good Lovelies announce UK tour for 2024

September 29, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Canadian folk/country harmony trio, Good Lovelies have announced a 12-date tour of the UK in support of their new album, ‘We Will Never Be The Same’, which lands next week on October 6th via Outside Music. […]
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Gillian Welch classic to get reel-to-reel release

September 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Gillian Welch’s 2011 album, the GRAMMY-nominated ‘The Harrow & The Harvest’ is going to be released for the first time ever on reel-to-reel tape via her own Acony Records. David Rawlings reveals about the release, “as […]
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Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival, 4th-8th October 2023

September 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
One of our favourite americana festivals Glasgow Americana returns next month from 4th-8th October 2023 The line up consists of 9 shows over 5 different spaces throughout Glasgow and brings together talent performers from Scotland, England, […]
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Smoke Fairies share details of new album in advance of UK dates

September 21, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Following on from the release of their highly-praised 2020 LP ‘Darkness Brings Wonders Home’, which was applauded by the likes of Mojo, Clash Magazine, Q and ourselves of course, alt-folk duo Smoke Fairies aka Katherine Blamire […]

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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

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Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

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Patty Loveless and Chris Staplerton at the CMA Awards 2022

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

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Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn

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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

July 24, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]
Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"
Album Reviews

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0
Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

  • Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”
  • Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”
  • Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward
  • Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022
  • Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn
  • Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”
  • The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore
  • Bee Appleseed “Escape From The Digital World” – turn off, tune out, fall into the world
  • Video: Sorrel Nation “Ran Jonny Ran” – longing and misplaced loyalty
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tracks by the least likely suspects
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  • Jonathan Aird: You don't say exactly, but the Long Ryders are in this list, right? I mean...they must be in, mustn't they?
  • Jed Cairns: For all the reasons mentioned by others, the Uncut list is frankly laughable. The magazine regularly pats itself on the…
  • Tim Martin: I normally like their artist or genre publications, and we've covered a couple at AUK over the years, but as…

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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

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The Connells “Steadman’s Wake”

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College rock favourites, The Connells, release ‘Steadman’s Wake‘, their ninth album, and their first release in almost twenty years. For those younger readers, US college rock was the late 80s and early 90s forerunner of what […]
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Khari Wendell McClelland “Song Of The Agitators” – Listen

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Taken from Khari Wendell McClelland’s new album ‘Freedom Singer’ which has re-arranged and re-invigorated a set of songs that were contemporary with his great-great-great-grandmother’s escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad.  Some are quite well know […]
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Warm Soda “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” (Castle Face Records, 2017)

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The fourth, and apparently last, album from Matthew Melton’s power-pop band Warm Soda is in an incandescent hurry – a dozen songs each clocking-in at well under three minutes, the whole album over in half an […]

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