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More Tom Petty tributes roll in

October 10, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Chris Stapleton and Margo Price are the latest artists to have paid tribute to the late Tom Petty while performing live shows. After he died, Margo Price told Stereogum that her favorite Petty song was “Have Love, Will […]

Jesse Dayton to tour first UK release in a decade

October 9, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Jesse Dayton it’s fair to say is a Texan guitar legend who’s previously recorded with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings and he’s just about to release his first UK album in 10 years which we recently described […]

Johnny Cash’s Unearthed will be released as a huge vinyl boxset

October 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And some final news from Pitchfork before you break up for the weekend. Have a good one dear readers. They report: “Johnny Cash’s 2003 box set Unearthed, a posthumous collection of previously unreleased recordings with Rick Rubin, […]

Emmylou, Steve Earle et al pay tribute to Tom Petty – Watch

October 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And so these clips keep coming in and deservedly so. RS reports: “Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Patty Griffin teamed for powerful cover of Tom Petty’s “Refugee” during a benefit show in Seattle, Relix notes. Petty died Monday at the age of 66 after […]

Steven Page announces UK dates

October 5, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Former Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page will be touring the UK for the first time in 10 years this October / November, kicking things off in Leeds on 22nd then winding his way around the country ending up […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

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 […]

Interviews

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. […]

Album Reviews

Mr Alec Bowman “I Used To Be Sad, Then I Forgot” (Independent, 2020)

April 17, 2020 0

Mr Alec Bowman offers the ears of the world a serving of erudite, melancholy folk. Bowman is something of an English Leonard Cohen, which is a high compliment, and one his doleful baritone is quite deserving […]

Tracks

Tift Merritt “Last Day I Knew What To Do”

July 28, 2025 0

We have a fine treat for you, dear readers, on this Monday morning – we’re sure you know that “Tambourine” is getting a reissue, but what you may not be aware of is that there are […]

Tracks

Lisa Akuah “Bubbles” – Listen

August 24, 2020 0

Not, thankfully, a song about isolation and the community bubbles people are advised to restrict their meeting of others to. We don’t think we could have taken that. No, Lisa Akuah’s soft sounding but rather biting […]