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Rain Parade “Last Rays Of A Dying Sun”

August 11, 2023 Paul Kerr 1
Veterans of the Paisley Underground storm back in great trippy form. The first glimmerings of a Rain Parade revival appeared when Steven Roback and Matt Piucci toured the UK earlier this year with The Dream Syndicate. […]
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Tucker Zimmerman “Over Here In Europe”

August 10, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0
A warm album made up of strong but intimate songs wrapped in imaginative arrangements. The Big Potato reissue of Tucker Zimmerman’s ‘Over Here In Europe’ represents the first time it has been reissued on vinyl (it […]
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Gregory Alan Isakov “Appaloosa Bones”

August 10, 2023 FredArnold 0
The singing songwriting farmer from Boulder Colorado continues the magic on album number six. Gregory Alan Isakov was born in South Africa, raised in Philadelphia and now lives in Colorado where he has a farm that […]
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Birds of Play “Bird Songs of the American West”

August 9, 2023 Tim Martin 0
The traditional string band updated for the 21st century, with contemplative words over a magical blend of instruments. Birds of Play call themselves “an Americana Roots quartet based in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado”. […]
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The Burrito Brothers “Together”

August 9, 2023 Martin Johnson 4
We may not be in the Gilded Palace of Sin but it is country rock with a ‘70s vibe. This is potentially a difficult album to review objectively because of the simple fact that ‘Together’ is […]

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Johnny & Lillie Flynn “Rambling Man” – are you inclined to ramble?

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Lastest AUK Podcast now available featuring Teenage Fanclub on the day of their new album release

October 9, 2026 0
This week’s podcast features a long chat about touring, recording, and all things in between with Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley on the day of the release of their latest album as Teenage Fanclub. The album […]
Tracks

Johnny & Lillie Flynn “Rambling Man” – are you inclined to ramble?

October 9, 2026 0
This latest single from the upcoming album Beam Cottage, out on 6th November via Transgressive Records, is a radically reworked cover of the Hank Williams song which puts rambling out there as an act of chaos […]
Videos

Video: Jessi Colter “Same Old Blues” – a lost treasure

October 9, 2026 0
Four-time GRAMMY Award-winning Shooter Jennings has put together a second album of previously unknown songs from his country-superstar father, Waylon Jennings. Same Old Blues features the voice of Jessi Colter, his mother and Waylon’s wife. Two […]

  • 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?
  • Video: Jessi Colter “Same Old Blues” – a lost treasure
  • “The spirit of Americana UK” – our writing team remembers Paul Kerr
  • The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Fred Arnold
  • Bill Scorzari “Sidereal Days (Day 2)”
  • Live Review: The Annie Keating Band + The Dreaming Spires, Little Rabbit Barn, Ardleigh, Colchester – 2nd October 2026
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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 […]
Interviews

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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Something for the (very) long weekend: Sean Taylor and the Sex Pistols (sadly not at the same time)

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Well that’s it from us this week dear reader – if you’re not UK based and wondering why it’s such a short week it’s because our Queen has been “Queen” for 70 years and you know, […]
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Video: The Dead Tongues “Slack Jaw (ft. Phil Cook)”

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There’s a haunting, emotional vocal on this beautiful song from The Dead Tongues. Ryan Gustafson, who records under the moniker The Dead Tongues, has been running a weekly livestream series called QuaranTV during the lock-down.  In […]

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