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Supergroup BEATrio to play UK and European tour dates early 2026

December 10, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
BEATrio – the new project from banjo great Béla Fleck, renowned harpist Edmar Castañeda, and groundbreaking drummer Antonio Sánchez – will play a much-anticipated show on 31st January 2026 in Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre, during the Celtic […]
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The Sheepdogs start the next chapter with a new album in February

December 10, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Beloved Canadian rockers The Sheepdogs announce their brand-new full-length album “Keep Out Of The Storm”, arriving February 27, 2026. The multi-platinum, four-time JUNO Award–winning band will release the album via their own label Right On Records, […]
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Brooke Law announces 2026 Spring Tour dates

December 9, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Singer Brooke Law has announced a series of dates in the new year to support her album “Naked Heart”, which was released last month in CD and Digital formats. The tour will coincide with a vinyl […]
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Wood Festival announces first tranche of acts for next year

December 9, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Wood, one of the UK’s most intimate family festivals and now in its 18th year, takes place on the 15th-17th May 2025 at Braziers Park, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in the beautiful setting of the Chilterns National […]
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Ace Records’ second volume of black artists’ Dylan covers out in January 2026

December 8, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2
Ace Records has announced the release of “Highway of Diamonds – Black America Sings Bob Dylan” on 30th January 2026. It is the follow-up to the similarly themed 2010 compilation “How Many Roads”. Since he recorded his first self-composed […]

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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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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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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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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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