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Down Hill Strugglers “Old Juniper”

August 30, 2024 Michael Macy 0
Classic sound reworked in release of new old-time music. There is a constant current of old-time sounds that flows through Americana.  It sometimes rises to the surface like it did with the inclusion of Ralph Stanley […]
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David Berkeley “A Pail Full of Fire”

August 30, 2024 Andy Short 0
Appreciate the beauty of the poetry. Berkeley is the American half of ‘Sons of Town Hall’, where he is joined by Ben Parker, producing some truly memorable music that is worth checking out. “A Pail Full […]
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Andrew Combs “Dream Pictures”

August 29, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Andrew Combs’ sixth album celebrates new-found contentment. “Dream Pictures” is Andrew Combs’ sixth album and his second for Loose following on from “Sundays” (2022). While its predecessor’s mood was dark following a pandemic era breakdown, “Dream […]
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Ladybird “Amy Come On Home”

August 29, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0
Energetic yet consummately accomplished Americana debut from Milwaukee five piece. Ladybird are a five-piece band hailing from Milwaukee. Having been playing live on the local scene there since 2021, they are now expanding their horizons, and […]
The Cactus Blossoms 2024
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The Cactus Blossoms “Every Time I Think About You”

August 28, 2024 Tom Harding 0
Retro rock and revivalist rhythms. Minneapolis-based brother duo Jack Torrey and Page Burkum return with their signature harmonies and retro-toned guitars, delivering a pitch-perfect revivalist collection that hits the sweet spot between the Everly Brothers’ harmonies, […]

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The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down

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Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song

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Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

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The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

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Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

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The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down

October 12, 2026 0
There are any number of pernicious economic lies, but perhaps the greatest one is “it’s ok for me to be a multi-billionaire because it all trickles down through the people I employ and the purchases I make.” Really? […]
Videos

Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song

October 12, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from acclaimed UK singer-songwriter Steph Fraser. The video for Love of Your Life unfolds like a series of memories, washed and sun-bleached with nostalgia. These images accompany a song that expressly is […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

October 9, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have some […]

  • The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down
  • Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song
  • Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”
  • The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”
  • Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002
  • Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”
  • Live Review: Martin Simpson, Kings Place, London – 25th September 2026
  • Teenage Fanclub “Do Not Dare To Dream”
  • Lastest AUK Podcast now available featuring Teenage Fanclub on the day of their new album release
  • Johnny & Lillie Flynn “Rambling Man” – are you inclined to ramble?
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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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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0
Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]
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John Calvin Abney “Shine Like A Friend” – Listen

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John Calvin Abney returns with a new album ‘Familiar Ground‘ on November 20th, a follow up to his well received ‘Safe Passage‘ of 2019.  Today’s song ‘Shine Like a Friend‘ has a relaxed blissed out feel […]

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