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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 […]

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 […]

Podcast number 10 now featuring South Korean band Wednesdayoff is now live!

December 5, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

A packed show this week as Keith interviews South Korean band Wednesdayoff, as well as Editor in Chief Mark Whitfield. There are tracks from Luke Tuchscherer, James Hodder, Richard Thompson, David Ford, Michael Weston King, and […]

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Lucy Mellenfield live

December 5, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Mavis Staples, Mariel Buckley, The Dreaming Spires, Aimee Mann […]

Maz O’Connor returning with fifth album in 2026

December 4, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Maz O’Connor is returning to her roots with her fifth album, “Love It Is a Killing Thing”, to be released on 13th March 2026. “Love It Is A Killing Thing” is O’Connor’s first album in four […]

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 […]

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 […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026