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Ramblin’ Roots celebrate their tenth year in style with a stellar line up

January 23, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
In association with Clubhouse Records and Inside Out Talent, “The Ramblin’ Roots Revue” has become for many one of the UK’s most eagerly anticipated and best-loved weekends of cosmic americana, alt-country, folk and roots in the […]
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Latest podcast available now with exclusive reveal of this year’s Ramblin’ Roots line up and Jesper Lindell too!

January 23, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
It’s two for the price of one week as Keith interviews Tristan Tipping of The Ramblin’ Roots Revue and Jesper Lindell. In an AUK exclusive, Tristan reveals the line-up for this year’s Ramblin’ Roots festival, and […]
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The New Pornographers return with/to “The Former Site Of” in March 2026

January 23, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
The New Pornographers’ highly anticipated new album “The Former Site Of” is due to be released on 27th March 2026 on Merge Records. “The Former Site Of” is the tenth studio album from the indie supergroup […]
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The Coin Collection just got bigger as Spencer Cullum announces the final part of the trilogy

January 22, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
Spencer Cullum, pedal steel maestro and band leader, has announced that the final part of his Coin Collection trilogy will be released on the 27th of March via Full Time Hobby Records. And its title? “Spencer […]
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Danny George Wilson returns on champion form without the Champs

January 22, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
Danny George Wilson will release his new album “Arcade” on 20th March via Loose Music, and ‘Distant Seasons’, the first single to be taken from the album, is available now. Of the single, Danny reflects, “It’s […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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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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Jim White + Cicada Rhythm, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 19th November 2017

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It was pleasing to see a near capacity crowd turn up on a wet and cold Sunday night in Glasgow to see Jim White. Often seen as a cult artist and with an idiosyncratic style that […]
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Derek Senn “How Could A Man” (Independent, 2019)

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California local Derek Senn took a weird and winding way into music, having a few early brushes with the guitar but not really picking it up seriously until his thirties. Armed with a sudden desire to […]
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Glimmermen “Here I Stand” (Greyslate Records, 2019)

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It’s a pretty safe bet that no band whose early work has been compared to Mission of Burma, The Pop Group and The Minutemen has previously been reviewed on AUK. This is also likely the case […]

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