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In Liverpool on Saturday? Come and join us for an early evening AUK house gig!

May 25, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Many moons ago Americana UK Towers in a kind of leafy suburb in South Liverpool used to put on regular house gigs until one day they listed one in the Metro and the house almost burst […]
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A tribute to Americana UK writer Gordon Sharpe

May 20, 2022 Mark Whitfield 16
It’s with great sadness that we have to let you know that one of Americana UK’s stalwarts Gordon Sharpe died on Sunday following a stroke last week. Gordon has been one of the website’s most prominent […]
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William Prince to tour UK in June

May 20, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
William Prince has announced he will tour as a duet with Serena Ryder, including six dates starting in Nottingham next month. The pair have released a new single, ‘Sing me a Song’, ahead of the tour. […]
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Allison Russell is double award winner at Folk Alliance International

May 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The big announcements from the award ceremony at this year’s Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas, which is where Americana UK virtually is until Sunday, were Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song […]
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Nambucca closes its doors – Music Venue Trust blames venue ownership

May 18, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
“Until we, the music community, Own Our Venues, we cannot properly protect them” Nambucca, the Holloway Road, 300-capacity, grassroots venue closed its doors for the last time on May 14th. The latest in a sad line […]

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MF Tomlinson “Now, I Am Free” – the reward of aging?

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Album Reviews

Fruition “Something More”

September 10, 2026 0
Dense harmonies and insightful words make this a “why haven’t I heard them before” album. Fruition say that “this album is the culmination of almost two decades of making music. We set out to show the […]
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Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

September 10, 2026 0
Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play live with his regular musical partner, Pippa Murdie, in […]
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David Coller “Blue Water”

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Stunning traditional songwriting on instant folk classic. This is the second full-length release by singer-songwriter David Coller this year. His first, When Summer Comes, was given a glowing write-up in these pages, and now comes Blue […]

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  • MF Tomlinson “Now, I Am Free” – the reward of aging?
  • Video: Anna Moon & The Stars “Oh my God! It’s a Resurrection” – still standing and better than ever
  • Seasick Steve “The Last Season of America”
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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