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Cambridge Folk Festival to return in 2026 – Hurrah!

July 18, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Cancelled for this year, but promising to be back, so the story ran in January and true to their word the organisers of the beloved Cambridge Folk Festival have announced that it is back in 2026 […]
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Ruen Brothers to release fourth album “Awooo” in October 2025

July 16, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Scunthorpe-born and raised, now Louisville-based, duo Ruen Brothers aka siblings Henry and Rupert Stansall have announced the release of “Awooo”, their fourth full-length album and second for Yep Roc Records, on 17th October 2025. Self-produced, arranged, […]
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Jason Molina tribute album featuring MJ Lenderman out in September

July 16, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Run For Cover Records has announced “I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina”, due out September 5th. The release celebrates one of the most enduring and impactful songwriters of the past thirty years, […]
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After the wreckage: Amanda Shires comes back with “Nobody’s Girl”

July 16, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Amanda Shires will release her new album “Nobody’s Girl” on 26th September 2025 via ATO Records. The award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist makes a welcome and overdue return following up her widely acclaimed 2022 album “Take It Like A Man”. Produced […]
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Frazey Ford to release expanded “Indian Ocean” as well as a special vinyl reissue

July 15, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Originally released in October 2014, Frazey Ford’s acclaimed album “Indian Ocean” is set to return this year with a special vinyl reissue, out September 19th. The digital edition also includes three previously unreleased covers, including her […]

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

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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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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

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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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This week at Americana-UK Towers we have been poring over the history books and were reminded of the anniversary of the fall of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan in 1521 which essentially lead to the downfall of […]
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