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Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win a vinyl copy of the new Old Crow Medicine Show album

May 6, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters including new tracks by Calexico, Spiritualized, Ferris & Sylvester and Cowboy Junkies plus some […]

Jack Broadbent announces 2022 UK tour dates

May 5, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Jack Broadbent has announced his 2022 tour, which includes seven dates starting in Leamington Spa on the 14th of June. The tour is either side of his Black Deer Festival appearance and promotes their most recent […]

Gateway to Southwell festival reveals first acts for 2022

May 4, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The first artists for this summer’s 15th Gate To Southwell Festival in Nottinghamshire from July 14th to 17th have been announced. Rising star Katherine Priddy is performing at the festival for the first time, while Truckstop […]

Charley Crockett announces 2022 UK dates

May 4, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Country crooner Texan Charley Crockett has announced a series of UK/European dates this coming autumn, kicking off in Dublin and Glasgow on 28th/30th October. Crockett released his latest album ‘Jukebox Charley’ at the end of last […]

John Prine’s record label to tour upcoming artists in UK in June

May 3, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

Oh Boy Records, started by the late John Prine, announces their “Oh Boy Goes to Europe” UK and EU Tour. The tour will feature Arlo McKinley, Emily Scott Robinson and Kelsey Waldon. They will stop in […]

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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 0

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Artwork for the Wave Pictures album Gained/Lost

The Wave Pictures “Gained/Lost”

March 11, 2026 2

Ambitious, dream-soaked pop that reaches high but rarely quite lands. There’s something immediately intriguing about Gained/Lost. On paper, the ingredients are enticing: the literate jangle of The Smiths, the wide-eyed psych-pop glow of The Flaming Lips, […]

artwork for Lynn Miles album "A Bouquet of Black Flowers"

Lynn Miles “A Bouquet of Black Flowers”