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Proudfoot “Flower Of London” (Reckless Records, 2016)

October 4, 2016 Paul Kerr 0
Proudfoot are essentially a vehicle for the songs of Michael Proudfoot, a man who has had one foot in the musical world since his student days singing in bars in Nottingham. These days he runs a […]
Album Reviews

Wire & Wool “Wire & Wool” (Independent, 2016)

October 2, 2016 Maurice Hope 0
Wire & Wool are a lively 7-piece from Dundee, Scotland. Formed in 2014 they combine elements of bluegrass, folk and country with energy akin to punk. As with their American counterparts, North Carolina band Chatham County Line […]
Album Reviews

Sera “Little Girl” (Folkal Records, 2016)

October 1, 2016 Maurice Hope 0
While I am unsure why Caernarfon, North Wales based Sera feels the need to have an out of focus cover photo adorn the front of the CD cover, there is no shortage of focus regards the direction […]
Album Reviews

Seth Lakeman “Ballads Of The Broken Few” (Cooking Vinyl, 2016)

September 29, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0
One of the stars of the folk scene, Seth Lakeman remains for many synonymous with thumping beats, high volume and a driving, pin your ears back sound that lacks subtlety.  But this is to do him […]
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Danielle French Presents Miss Scarlett & The Madmen “Dark Love Songs” (Scarlet Raven Productions, 2016)

September 27, 2016 Paul Kerr 0
A filmmaker and songwriter from Calgary in Canada, Danielle French delivers here nine songs she crafted while attending a series of songwriters’ workshops, the songs co-writes with fellow attendees and for the most part recorded with […]

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Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

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Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

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Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

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Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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Album Reviews

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

September 22, 2026 0
Virginian alt-country band transitions into indie rock on their fourth full-length outing. Dogwood Tales celebrate ten years as a band with the release of their 4th full length album, entitled Every Star in Rockingham County, and […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

September 22, 2026 0
On his new song, Gary Marks turns his songwriter vision on recent events in his homeland, starting from an unprecedented riot in Washington to the, perhaps, surprising eventual fallout from that event. As Marks explains: “I […]
Videos

Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

September 22, 2026 0
Here’s the absorbing new single from Prinz Grizzley, also known as singer-songwriter Chris Comper. A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling) has sparse beginnings, but the musical tension builds dramatically as Comper delivers an incredibly intense […]

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  • Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”
  • Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting
  • Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music
  • Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”
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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. […]

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The Other Side Of Me: Mark Nenadic on the “perfect synthesis” of The Cramps

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The Cramps invented americana. They did. OK – not the plaid shirt, bearded type of americana music that we here at AUK bring you week in, week out. But the perfect synthesis of trash TV, trash […]
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Bluegrass Briefs –The Cleverlys, Nora Brown, Andy Lowe, East Nash Grass, Buster Sledge, Jim Lauderdale

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The best Americana albums are often a blend of a variety of roots music styles, and sometimes draw in influences from well beyond our little corner of the musical forest. And Bluegrass as we’ve seen in […]
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Austin Lucas returns with new album “Alive In The Hot Zone!” – Listen

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Austin Lucas has announced the release of a new album ‘Alive In The Hot Zone!’ which lands on October 30th 2020 via Cornelius Chapel Records, along with the first single ‘Already Dead’. Written and recorded in […]

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