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Argyll Gathering is new Scottish Festival

May 24, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Argyll Gathering is a new Scottish event celebrating the best of music, culture and the arts opening its doors August 19th – 20th 2017 in the stunning setting of Helensburgh, some thirty miles outside Glasgow. The […]
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Tildon Krautz bring their “Anti-rational Rabbit Folk” to the UK in June

May 23, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
The ever so slightly eccentric Tildon Krautz, a French based band who offer bluegrass, folk, jazz and blues all wrapped up (on their albums) in homemade collages and artwork that one reviewer likened to “Hieronymous Bosch […]
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Joe Purdy has something to sing about.

May 23, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
It is often said that hard times, or difficult times, bring forth the best music. You know – Woody and the Dust Bowl, the Civil Rights Movement and Dylan, Thatcherism and Bucks Fizz. Or should that […]
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Underhill Rose announce UK and Ireland tour

May 22, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
Underhill Rose, the North Carolina based trio (comprised of Molly Rose Reed, Eleanor Underhill and Salley Williamson) have announced dates for a June tour to support the release of their new live album.
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Slaid Cleaves previews track from new album

May 22, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Over on Rolling Stone Country, much underrated Americana troubadour Slaid Cleaves has been talking about his upcoming new album  Ghost on the Car Radio and previewing the first song from it Drunken Barber’s Hand.   It’s […]

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Americana music has such a wide range. That is one of the most appealing things about the genre. The definition is so difficult, and even as writers, we have had long discussions, mainly in a convenient […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 231 “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?”

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Got back from hols last week and then fail to hit my deadline a week later. Unforgivable… but I do have an excuse. Flimsy one, I grant you, but an excuse nonetheless, and a glorious thing […]
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Lisa Bouchelle “Make This World Stand Still” – featuring Amanda Shires

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Now, we’re dipping into the postbag, and thank you, Americana UK readers, for being so loyal to the analogue world. We appreciate every handwritten letter, even more so when it has clearly been produced with the […]

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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 1
At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]
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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
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

May 13, 2026 0
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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Video Premiere: Jack & Daisy “Barcelona (In The Rear View)”

July 9, 2025 0
We’re delighted to share the beautiful new single from Spain-based British folk duo Jack & Daisy. ‘Barcelona (In The Rear View)’ is immediately captivating. Delicate acoustic guitar leaves space for Daisy’s vulnerably sounding voice to be […]
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Bjarke Ramsing “The Doldrums” (Independent, 2019)

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The title ‘The Doldrums’ is a fairly hefty giveaway that the fourth album by Danish singer-songwriter Bjarke Ramsing is  largely based around tales of the sea and seafaring lives, with its aim being partly, as the […]
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Peter Bruntnell “Houdini and The Sucker Punch”

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Peter Bruntnell  returns to the fray with an album which ranks amongst his best. Peter Bruntnell’s latest album finds him returning to a full band lineup after his foray into a more introspective landscape on “Journey […]

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