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Jack Browning announces new year tour dates ahead of spring sophomore album release

November 21, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Hot on the heels of his hometown gig at the HotBox and following his appearance on the AUK Podcast, Jack Browning has announced three dates in the New Year with the promise of more to come. […]
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Red Rooster Festival reveals the first acts for 2026 and discounted tickets

November 21, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Suffolk’s Red Rooster Festival has announced the first round of acts for its 2026 iteration. As the festival heads towards its 12th edition, it continues to celebrate the best of authentic country, soul, blues and rock […]
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AUK Podcast No. 8 featuring My Girl The River now live

November 21, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2
That’s right, folks, this week’s podcast features a cracking chat with Kris Wilkinson Hughes of MGTR about several things, including the new single, which drops today, as well as crowdfunding an album and the joys of […]
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New York based Texan Jana Horn to release self-titled third album in January

November 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Texan songwriter Jana Horn will release her self-titled third album on 16th January 2026 via No Quarter. Most of the ten songs on the new record were written during Horn’s first year of living in New […]
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The Sheepdogs have the UK in their sights… in November and December 2026!

November 20, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Multi-platinum, four-time JUNO Award-winning Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs announce their return to the UK and Europe in November and December 2026 for the “Out All Night Tour”. The band kick off in Glasgow on 11 […]

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Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here”

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A strong debut album with a range of folk-based songs with lyrical depth and style. This is the first full-length album from Ohio-based Midwestern Mrs, better known as Georgia Evans to her family, following a string […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Blue Rodeo “5 Days In May”

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Blue Rodeo, veterans of the americana scene for over forty years, have several songs in their vast catalogue that remain perennial fan favourites; 5 Days In May is one such song. The opening number from Five […]
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Ryan O’Reilly “Native Companion”

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Contemporary and traditional blend from homegrown and widely travelled teacher of song. Native Companion is the fourth collection of contemporary Celticana from the peregrine musician, that is, Ryan O’Reilly. Alongside his English roots, the Oxford-born and […]

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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

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Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0
“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

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We leave you this weekend dear reader with a new song by North Mississippi Allstars taken from their new album ‘Up and Rolling’ which lands October 4th. The 12 track record includes a number of guest […]
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Unwed Sailor “Moon Coin” – Listen

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Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today

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Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out today for AUK supporters, along with, in celebration of his 80th birthday, a giveaway of another new book courtesy of […]

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