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Esther Rose “Safe To Run”

June 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Superior songwriting and deep recollections on Esther Rose’s fourth album. ‘Safe To Run‘ sees Esther Rose coming fully into her own singer-songwriter voice – earlier albums have moved from a very traditional country base through to […]
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Nathaniel Riley “Bird Songs”

June 26, 2023 Peter Churchill 0
Highly impressive debut from Colorado singer/songwriter. ‘Bird Songs’ is the debut album from Colorado singer/songwriter Nathaniel Riley. It is, in his own words, his “first real ‘kick on the musical door ‘ and hopefully it will […]
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Bear’s Den “First Loves” EP

June 23, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Four track EP of unrequited love songs. Having had their profile raised when their song ‘All That You Are‘ from their recent LP ‘Blue Hours‘ featured in a recent episode of ‘Ted Lasso’ (with a subsequent […]
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Bob Bradshaw “The Art of Feeling Blue”

June 23, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
On his tenth album, Bob Bradshaw comes up with a set of songs that exemplify what modern Americana is all about. Bob Bradshaw is an Irishman who relocated to the U.S. some three decades ago. He […]
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The Other End “The Sun Will Do You Good They Said”

June 22, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0
A strong collection of songs to introduce The Other End to the wider world. The Other End comprises Alexander Breidvik and Ida Knoph-Solholm who take turns playing guitar, bass, piano and a homemade drum.  Based in […]

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“The spirit of Americana UK” – our writing team remembers Paul Kerr

October 8, 2026 0
It’s been a sad time for us here in the AUK community with the loss of two of our writers in such a short period of time, and the loss of our Live Reviews Editor for […]
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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Fred Arnold

October 8, 2026 0
It’s the third in the new Feature, seeking out the best americana album by a UK artist, and Fred Arnold throws his hat in the ring this week What a challenge is this? – as a […]
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Bill Scorzari “Sidereal Days (Day 2)”

October 8, 2026 0
Part two of Bill Scorzari’s double-album project has him weaving from love lost to love kept and on the go. Bill Scorzari is a former New York trial lawyer with a Walt Whitman beard that extends […]

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  • 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
  • The Brothers Gillespie “Kingfisher”
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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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Interview: Lilly Hiatt

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On ‘Trinity Lane’ her third and most visceral album to date, East Nashville’s Lilly Hiatt pulls no punches. Written mostly from a wooden chair looking out at the trees that surround her house on Trinity Lane, the […]
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Ned Roberts “Outside My Mind” (Aveline, 2017)

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“Outside My Mind” is the follow-up album to 2014’s eponymous debut from London based folk artist Ned Roberts – and it’s a confident and well-produced recording. In fact, in many ways this album belongs almost as […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026

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At last we’ve managed to gather in enough fine new Folk tracks to make for another roundup, and what a variety we have this time. From an ultra-modern take on alternate folk to the traditional: we’re […]

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