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Amy Speace “The American Dream”

October 29, 2024 Chas Lacey 1
Songs of innocence and experience form a poetic musical memoir. Amy Speace will be familiar to many as the winner of the UK Americana Music Association’s 2020 International Song of the Year Award for ‘Me and […]
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Malachy Tallack “That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz”

October 28, 2024 Declan Colley 0
High-concept Shetland Americana. It’s a tricky one to pull off: a multi-media concept album/novel with potential for a film whose soundtrack has already been established. Such high-concept projects are a relative rarity in the Americana realm […]
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Various Artists “Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’: A Tribute to Don Heffington”

October 28, 2024 David Jarman 0
Legendary drummer and songwriter Don Heffington receives a fitting tribute from the cream of Americana artists. When drummer and songwriter Don Heffington passed away in March 2021 he left a remarkable musical legacy. A founding member […]
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Megan Brickwood “All The Same”

October 28, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0
Consummate folk-influenced, debut album from Pacific Northwest-based singer-songwriter. Megan Brickwood grew up in the small, former mining town of Redding in rural, northern California. Now residing in the Pacific Northwest, ‘All The Same’, is Brickwood’s debut […]
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Danny and the Champions of the World “You Are Not a Stranger Here”

October 25, 2024 Guy Lincoln 4
Career-defining peak for one of UK Americana’s finest. In the mid-90s, Wilson brothers Danny and Julian were the songwriters and driving force behind new London (via Australia) band Grand Drive. In November 1997 they released their […]

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]
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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]
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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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