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Shakey Graves shows his “Fondness, Etc.” for the UK with some summer dates and an album

March 19, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
Shakey Graves, one of America’s most inventive DIY musicians and singer-songwriters, has announced the forthcoming release of his new fifth studio album, Fondness, Etc. which is slated to release on May 15th on Secret Identity / […]
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Teddy Thompson returns with both album and tour vowing to “Never Be The Same”

March 18, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
London-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson returns to the fray with Never Be The Same, due out May 15th via RPF Records/Royal Potato Family. This is his first collection of original material since 2020, and he does […]
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Deer Tick return to their roots with “Coin-O-Matic” out in June

March 17, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
Providence’s Deer Tick have announced the 5th June release of their ninth studio album, Coin-O-Matic, via ATO. The LP is said to cast a bright light on a little-known facet of the American mythos: the hidden […]
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Final album from the late Tucker Zimmerman will be released in June 2026

March 17, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
The tragic deaths of Tucker Zimmerman and Marie-Claire, his wife of almost 60 years, in a house fire at their home near Liege, Belgium, earlier this year, occurred not long after Zimmerman’s music had been brought […]
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Hell in a Handcart – a new column from AUK’s Paul Villers

March 17, 2026 Paul Villers 2
A new occasional series in which Paul Villers (Americana UK’s Community Forums Editor) curates the ideas, opinions and observations in the political sphere relevant to us all. “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is […]

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Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

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Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

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The Waterboys live at OVO Hydro, Glasgow - 29th August 2026

Live review: The Waterboys, OVO Hydro, Glasgow – 29th August 2026

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Brothers Osborne will release fifth album “Watertown” in October

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Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a track from the new album by Great Lakes, Fear of the Fear, a band we have been big fans of […]
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Keyside “Keyside”

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A catchy, guitar-led debut where jangly hooks and catchy choruses carry stories of lives lived close to the edge. There is something immediately familiar about Keyside, the debut album from Liverpool four-piece Keyside. Jangly guitars and […]
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Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

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Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, though […]

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  • Live review: The Waterboys, OVO Hydro, Glasgow – 29th August 2026
  • Brothers Osborne will release fifth album “Watertown” in October
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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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Chantelle Tibbs’ musical tastes cover her first musical experience, that of singing in an R&B group, pop music and a fondness for bluegrass and Americana. Born in Vineyard, New Jersey and later relocating with her family […]
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Filtering James Taylor and Southern rock to distil his own sound. Old Dominion are one of the leading modern country bands with a sound that mixes country, rock & roll and pop. The band was formed […]
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Alela Diane “Ether & Wood” – Listen

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‘Ether & Wood’ is the new single taken from Alela Diane’s forthcoming long-player ’Cusp’ which is an album about motherhood. She explains: “‘Ether & Wood’ is a reflection on the different lives that are lived within a lifetime. […]

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