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The Shootouts “Stampede”

February 15, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0
Editor’s note: Occasionally I will completely mess up our reviews system and accidentally send the same album to two different writers. This is one such occasion – fortunately both writers essentially agreed so here are our […]
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Various Artists “Tribute to a Songpoet – Songs of Eric Andersen”

February 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Greenwich Village legend gets deserved superstar tribute. Eric Andersen is a song writing legend who hit the floor running with his early albums as part of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s.  He […]
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The Sarandons “Sightlines”

February 14, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
Toronto stalwarts deliver a debut studio album full of radio-friendly indie rock. The Sarandons hail from Ontario’s capital city and are made up of Dave Suchon on lead vocals and guitar, Damian Coleman bass and backing […]
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The Autumn Saints “Wind Burn & Broken Oak”

February 13, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
Debut studio album from Anglo-American roots rockers. The Autumn Saints are an Anglo-American band playing Americana with a decidedly Indie rock feel. Based in Oxford and fronted by American bass player and vocalist Britt Strickland, this […]
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Jaimee Harris “Boomerang Town”

February 13, 2023 FredArnold 0
With a second album of devastatingly honest songwriting, Jaimee Harris is set for greater things. Jaimee Harris came to attention with her debut album ‘Red Rescue’ in 2018 which was met with significant critical acclaim and […]

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For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”

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For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”

October 5, 2026 0
Steve Forbert arrived on the music scene in 1978 fully formed and alive with youthful energy and attitude. Fast forward nearly fifty years and he continues to make music that is consistently relevant and enjoyable. Touted […]
Album Reviews

This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

October 5, 2026 0
Deeply human songs with indie sensibilities and shades of bluegrass. This is Lorelei is the moniker used by singer-songwriter Nate Amos. He’s also in the experimental, indie pop band Water from Your Eyes, where he plays […]
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Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

October 5, 2026 0
Warner Music UK/Rhino release a 35th-Anniversary version of the classic sophomore album from the Levellers. Originally released in 1991 with that iconic opening “There’s only one way of life / And that’s your own”, the Levellers […]

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  • This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”
  • Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years
  • Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments
  • Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”
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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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Songdog “A Happy Ending” (Junkyard Songs, 2020)

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Songdog, Lyndon Morgans and confederates Karl ‘Pod’ Woodward and Dave Paterson have released eight albums without rising above the radar. 2017’s ‘JoyStreet’ was well-reviewed with AUK’s own Jeremy Searle describing Morgans as a genius. Nothing on […]
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Amy Speace “The American Dream”

October 29, 2024 1
Songs of innocence and experience form a poetic musical memoir. Amy Speace will be familiar to many as the winner of the UK Americana Music Association’s 2020 International Song of the Year Award for ‘Me and […]
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Spafford & Campbell “Adson’s” – Playford reimagined

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Well done everyone – half way through the week, and so as a reward akin to a gentle hand across the brow here is the Americana UK Instrumental Chill Out and Unwind zone in which for […]

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