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Tom Jenkins “Meadow – Part 1”

January 10, 2024 Joe Graham 0
Raw folk from the Welsh valleys on Jenkins’ stripped-back latest. ‘Meadow – Part 1’ is the first instalment of Tom Jenkins’ new stripped-back album. Following two previous “full-band, full-production” albums, Jenkins decided to record some tracks […]
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Grant Glad “One Man’s Story”

January 9, 2024 Peter Thompson 0
A concept album from a fine teller of stories, this will hold your interest from start to finish. Grant Glad has been around the Minnesota music scene for some time; most notably as frontman for the […]
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Holler Choir “Songs Before They Write Themselves”

January 8, 2024 Andy Davidson 0
Old tools crafting out contemporary bluegrass-tinged gems. The album title implies an uncertain fate for songwriters and musicians, what with AI now mimicking human creative endeavours, but thankfully these ten tracks offer reassurance and hope. Holler […]
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Thea Gilmore “Thea Gilmore”

January 5, 2024 FredArnold 2
Thea Gilmore sheds the Afterlight and emerges as her own person in fascinating change of direction. Thea Gilmore is something of a national treasure, as she has produced about 20 albums in the last twenty-five years, […]
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Martyn Joseph “This Is What I Want To Say”

January 4, 2024 Kimberly Bright 1
Martyn Joseph gathers the world in a giant bear hug, advising listeners how to power through despair and heal everything with radical love. Penarth, Wales’s Martyn Joseph has been called “The Welsh Springsteen,” but it’s hard […]

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

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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 […]
Album Reviews

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

October 9, 2026 0
A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]
Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007
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Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

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In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]

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  • Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”
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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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Live Reviews

Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 4th-6th July 2025

July 31, 2025 0
Maverick, Maverick, so good we’ve reviewed it twice. While our accredited reporter, Andrew Frolish, has turned in his extensive review of the latest Maverick Festival, another AUK writer, John Lee, was also there and has kindly […]
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Joe Pug “Nation of Heat: Revisited”

August 8, 2022 0
Revamp, Recycle and Reimagine. Joe Pug is one of those names you might have heard but never really paid much attention to; on the strength of this album, that would be to your detriment. Fifteen years […]
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Video Premiere: Icarus Phoenix “Different Languages”

March 6, 2024 0
We are delighted to premiere the latest single from Drew Danburry’s band Icarus Phoenix.  In ‘Different Languages’, Danburry’s thoughtful words feel heartfelt and profound: “Words can build and destroy but some building is destruction,” especially when delivered […]

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