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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: J.J Cale

August 6, 2025 Graeme Tait 4
By the time Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter and guitarist J.J. Cale released his debut album in 1971, he was rapidly approaching his 33rd birthday. Along with several other young Tulsa musicians, Cale had moved to Los Angeles in […]
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Realising Waylon’s dreams – Shooter Jennings to put out the first of his father’s archive releases

August 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Triple GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings has announced the release of “Songbird”, a completely new, previously unheard album by his legendary father, Waylon Jennings. The album will be released via Son of Jessi/Thirty Tigers on 3rd October […]
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Iconic live venue launches Crowdfunder for longterm survival

August 6, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
A breathtakingly enthusiastic outpouring of support has greeted the news that Winchester’s Railway Inn has announced a crowdfunding initiative to prevent it from closing. The explanation on the funding page lays out the position in stark […]
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Circles Around The Sun share “Interludes With The Dead Vol 2” to celebrate Grateful Dead 60th anniversary

August 5, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Circles Around The Sun (CATS) have announced the release of their latest album, “Interludes for the Dead: Volume 2”, on 7th November 2025. Volume 1 comprised the music composed for the set breaks at the iconic […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Mary Gauthier live

August 1, 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 Tift Merritt, Josh Ritter, Tyler Childers, Bright Eyes and […]

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

September 4, 2026 0
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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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Dave Cobb, Producer

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Continuing with our series of features on The Unsung Heroes of Americana,  where we take a look at some of the people, places and things that help to bring this genre of music to life, Richard Phillips is […]
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Track Premiere: Ed Snodderly “Better Just Ride The Mule”

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Today’s premiere is a duet featuring Ed Snodderly and the awesome Amythyst Kiah, and is taken from Ed Snodderly’s new album ‘Chimney Smoke’ which is released on July 21st.  Ed Snodderly and Amythyst Kiah haven’t just […]

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