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The Bluest Sky “Homegrown”

April 16, 2025 Andy Short 0
Six of the best under a clear blue sky. A mini-album is a somewhat unusual concept. On the one hand, it gives the listener a taster of what may be to come on a complete outing; […]
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Liz Longley “New Life”

April 15, 2025 FredArnold 0
Liz Longley leaves sad songs behind to reflect on the concerns and wonderment of marriage and parenthood. When you think of female singers with the most immaculate voices, and perfect pitch, you would probably come up […]
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Thee Holy Brothers “High In My Balloon”

April 15, 2025 Jonny Brick 0
Sixties homage that sets a cancer journey to different musical styles. Thee Holy Brothers is a supergroup of sorts, formed of Willie Aron and Marvin Etzioni, whose full CVs would take up this entire review. Etzioni […]
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Sue Harding “The World”

April 15, 2025 Tim Martin 0
Reflections on life, change and survival. Modern folk music which doesn’t rest in the past. Since her last album ‘Darkling,’ Harding has entered a new stage of life. ‘The World’ is named for the tarot card. […]
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Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters “Good Morning Sunshine”

April 14, 2025 Fiona Golden 0
Joyfully keeping the faith. It’s one thing to form a band full of talented women, it’s another to create an expansive collective along the Pacific coast of over a dozen women in bluegrass, country, and Americana […]

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AUK Shortcuts: Around About Dusk, Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra, Coldsville, The Roseline, Jim Reynolds, Long John Makkay, Clark Paterson, and Davis Wells

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Various Artists “Sittin’ with Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley”

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Ian Noe announces new album with September release

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Tom Waits “The Fly” – no Jeff Goldblum

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More People Should Really Know About: Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey

August 4, 2026 0
If you listen to the social histories of British rock & roll musicians of the late fifties and early sixties, you’ll hear that they were influenced by the popularity of cowboy TV series and films. These […]
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AUK Shortcuts: Around About Dusk, Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra, Coldsville, The Roseline, Jim Reynolds, Long John Makkay, Clark Paterson, and Davis Wells

August 4, 2026 0
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]
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Various Artists “Sittin’ with Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley”

August 4, 2026 0
A timely and heartfelt tribute to the late, lamented Blaze Foley reminds us of the ongoing quality and influence of a great songwriter. What is the ‘various artists’ tribute album for? Most obviously, it provides an […]

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  • AUK Shortcuts: Around About Dusk, Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra, Coldsville, The Roseline, Jim Reynolds, Long John Makkay, Clark Paterson, and Davis Wells
  • Various Artists “Sittin’ with Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley”
  • Ian Noe announces new album with September release
  • Tom Waits “The Fly” – no Jeff Goldblum
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Morton Valence “So Far Away” – all the distance inbetween

July 27, 2026 0
Regular and attentive readers of these pages will know that one thing that Americana UK really likes is the showcasing of UK creators of americana. It’s almost like it’s our raison d’être. And one of the […]
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Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

February 26, 2021 0
Cali-country veteran ponders life to an accordion-driven soundtrack We Brits might call Rick Shea an Angeleno, his press might style him as a Covina singer-songwriter but when it comes down to it this, his 9th LP, […]
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Rebecca Bangfield “New Girl” – drinking wine, all the time

January 22, 2026 0
Even without a note of music, Rebecca Bangfield is impressive – the Norwegian-Greek singer has a background in choir, revue, theatre, and classical ballet, and is a qualified school teacher, specialised in 17th–18th century Norwegian childhood […]

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