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House Above The Sun “Restless Idealist”

June 16, 2025 Paul Russell 2
Terrific, highly anticipated second album from London four piece. This band have had some seriously good reviews for their debut album back in 2017 and two subsequent EP’s. Their distinctive and original mixture of Americana, indie, […]
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Bicentennial Drug Lord “You Are Never Alone”

June 16, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
Rock mythology for when you’re too old to die young. Burning bright and turning to ashes just in time to join the 27 Club is liable to cement your legacy forever, or at least for a […]
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James McMurtry “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”

June 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 2
Never a shortage of incorrigible characters and unsettling images. For 36 years and 14 albums, Texas songwriter James McMurtry has, in a sense, followed in his father’s footsteps, presenting his brand of country noir music as […]
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Lukas Nelson “American Romance”

June 13, 2025 Helen Jones 1
A confident solo debut that proves there’s more to him than just his last name. Being the son of Willie means Lukas Nelson knows a little something about pedigree, and for his first solo studio album […]
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North Mississippi All Stars “Still Shakin'”

June 13, 2025 FredArnold 0
Ever-changing line-up but still the same cracking roots rock from the Dickinson Brothers and their guests. North Mississippi All Stars (NMAS) were founded in 1996 in, not surprisingly, Mississippi, in a little town in, not surprisingly, […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “I Will Eat My Heart in The Morning Light” – the sweetest melody of the year

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Americana 25 is only weeks away now – pre-order your festival merch here!

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Friends Of Jesse Malin “I Would Do It For You, Vol. 1”

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The Lone Bellow live at Kendal Library - 8th March 2026

Classic Clips: The Lone Bellow “Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold” – Live at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “I Will Eat My Heart in The Morning Light” – the sweetest melody of the year

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Well that’s it from us for this week, a week in which we said goodbye to our longtime writers Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson, both of whom died at a very similar age within a few […]
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Americana 25 is only weeks away now – pre-order your festival merch here!

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Grab your festival t-shirt and hat now for collection on the day. Here at AUK Towers, we naturally shy away from the grasping maw of capitalism, but occasionally, in exceptional circumstances, we must face up to […]
Album Reviews

Friends Of Jesse Malin “I Would Do It For You, Vol. 1”

October 16, 2026 0
A second tribute album to the songs of the great Jesse Malin. There can’t be many Americana music fans who weren’t deeply moved by the incredibly sad news back in 2023 that Jesse Malin, one of […]

  • Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “I Will Eat My Heart in The Morning Light” – the sweetest melody of the year
  • Americana 25 is only weeks away now – pre-order your festival merch here!
  • Friends Of Jesse Malin “I Would Do It For You, Vol. 1”
  • Paperback Riders: Chris Hillman “Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond”
  • Classic Clips: The Lone Bellow “Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold” – Live at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013
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Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

October 13, 2026 0
Since his birth in Sussex in 1965, Wesley Stace has become a man of all colours, releasing 21 albums (17 under the nom de auteur-interprète John Wesley Harding), writing four books, organising the Cabinet of Wonders […]
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

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Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

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Video: Only Child “Scouse”

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From his new album ‘Emotional Geography’ released on February 22nd with a launch gig at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool, this is a powerful powerful song of immigration and refugees that doesn’t so much tug on the […]
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Classic Clips – Gregory Alan Isakov & Passenger “Sweet Baby James”

December 17, 2021 0
Two of the finest vocalists and songwriters around today are Colorado-based Gregory Alan Isakov and the UK’s Michael Rosenberg, better known by his stage-name Passenger.  Both possess gently intimate voices that draw us into their stories.  […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Native Harrow, David’s Music, Letchworth Garden City – 5th September 2024

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Native Harrow – Devin Teul and Stephen Harms – are undertaking a short UK tour in support of their latest album “Divided Kind” playing a short run of record shop in-store appearances, hence tonight’s appearance at […]

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