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It’s a happy new year as Amythyst Kiah brings her “Still + Bright” tour to the UK and Ireland

December 11, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Grammy-nominated American songwriter Amythyst Kiah makes a long overdue return to the UK and Ireland for her first shows here since the release of her acclaimed “Still + Bright” album.  AUK’s Fred Arnold, awarding the album […]
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Sarah McQuaid to play UK shows in early 2026

December 11, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Having just returned from a successful two-month tour in the USA, Cornwall-based singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is gearing up for a short “warm-up” UK tour starting on 16th January, and she’s already at work on her new […]
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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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Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

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Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

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Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection

July 16, 2026 0
Here’s a new animated video for John Carter Cash’s recent song, Pineapple John. This vibrant animation, filled with vivid colour, was developed from original artwork created by Adam Baker, whose illustrations transport us into the fantasy […]
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Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3
Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]
Album Reviews

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0
Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

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  • Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK
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  • Max Subar “Anything Could Be”
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Willie Nile “Streets of New York”

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New Yorker Willie Nile is often regarded as a musician’s musician, his admirers including Bruce Springsteen and Lucinda Williams, the latter quoted by AUK’s Gordon Sharpe in his 2020 interview with Nile as commenting “Willie Nile […]
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Mt. Joy “Silver Lining” – Listen

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Coming out of that strain of folk-rock that revels in epic sounds and vocals that soar to the heights, Mt. Joy deliver a mighty powerful punch on ‘Silver Lining’, which is taken from their debut album […]
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Markus Rill and the Troublemakers “Songland” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

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Hailing originally from Germany, Markus Rill owes his Americana roots to his formative years spent in Austin, Texas. Playing with the likes of Townes van Zandt, and praised for his songwriting skills by highly respected artists […]

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