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Brother Elsey “Brother Elsey”

January 30, 2025 Helen Jones 0
An impressive debut that suggests the band has what it takes for the long haul. While Brother Elsey may not be a full band of brothers, the name isn’t actually a misnomer since the group is […]
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy “The Purple Bird”

January 29, 2025 Paul Kerr 0
Will Oldham goes all Nashville on us but maintains his outsider status with style. We’ve precious few mavericks left alive these days but Will Oldham certainly fits the bill with his lengthy and much varied discography […]
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Trinelise Væring “A Songwriter’s Odyssey”

January 29, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0
From songwriting comes inner strength. Danish singer-songwriter Trinelise Væring was no exception to the creative doubts brought about by lockdown. During those lonely times she too looked inward but as this aptly titled release demonstrates she […]
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Max McNown “Night Diving”

January 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Max McNown’s second album builds strongly on foundations of debut. Max McNown is a singer-songwriter, originally from the Pacific Northwest but now based in Nashville after spending the early part of his career in Southern California.  […]
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Ar Lewi “Two Minds”

January 28, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0
Campfire musings and quiet words. A new name to the Americana UK universe, Ar Lewi describes kickstarting his musical journey by living out of the back of his car at state campgrounds, and inviting fellow campers […]

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Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

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Sean Burns “Better Off In Time & Other Songs For The Dance Floor”

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Record Store Day, Black Friday 2026 – here’s some of what’s on offer

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Joy Oladokun “Hope Is A Heavy Thing”

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The Talking Hearts “You Didn’t Make Me Cry” – I ask you, friend, what’s a fella to do?

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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 […]
artwork for Sean Burns album "Better Off In Time"
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Sean Burns “Better Off In Time & Other Songs For The Dance Floor”

October 13, 2026 0
Three chords and the truth from Canadian champion of traditional country. If the Americana umbrella can be shared with its neighbours in roots, folk, and country music, then Sean Burns is firmly in the old-time country […]
News

Record Store Day, Black Friday 2026 – here’s some of what’s on offer

October 13, 2026 0
Each year, Record Store Day arrives with an avalanche of releases on a whole variety of media. Generally produced in relatively small quantities and invariably described in terms of their exclusivity and collectability, they present a […]

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  • Sean Burns “Better Off In Time & Other Songs For The Dance Floor”
  • Record Store Day, Black Friday 2026 – here’s some of what’s on offer
  • Joy Oladokun “Hope Is A Heavy Thing”
  • The Talking Hearts “You Didn’t Make Me Cry” – I ask you, friend, what’s a fella to do?
  • Video: Bess Atwell “The Act” – I can do this alone
  • Billy Bragg & Wilco’s “Mermaid Avenue” project returns with expanded “The Complete Sessions”
  • Afton Wolfe and The Snake Hunters “Live from the Fallout Shelter”
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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”

September 29, 2026 2
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 premiere: Stephen Karl & Handsome Animals “Shelter”

April 23, 2018 0
Stephen Karl & Handsome Animals is the songwriting project of guitarist and composer Stephen Griesgraber and while his heart normally lies in anti-folk (which used to be one of our bylines here at AUK) he decided to go […]
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The Onlies to release their fourth album in autumn 2025

August 7, 2025 0
Pacific Northwest old time string band The Onlies have announced the release of their fourth album “You Climb the Mountain“ on 19th September 2025. The band are multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Sami Braman, Riley Calcagno, and Leo […]
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Chris Wenner “Not Old Enough”

February 6, 2025 0
Five years after recording his debut album at the age of 64, Wenner continues to bloom with his third offering imbued with the spirit of Laurel Canyon. Chris Wenner is something of an outlier in the […]

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