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Bobby Allison and Gerry Spehar “Delta Man”

January 26, 2022 Russell Murphy 0
Reflections on four decades of friendship. These guys started out together in the early 80s, and have survived a myriad of ups and downs, professionally and personally, and this previously unreleased 15-track album serves as a […]
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Johnny Dowd “Homemade Pie”

January 26, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0
Raucous garage rock energy from maverick Americana figure. Johnny Dowd is someone who ploughs his own musical furrow, and has been doing so since the release of his first album, the critically acclaimed ‘Wrong Side of […]
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Band of Hope “Thin Places”

January 25, 2022 David Jarman 1
Gentle Americana-tinged folk from Wallingford based Band of Hope. ‘Thin Places’ is the second album release from Wallingford-based Band of Hope. Featuring the songs of vocalist and guitarist Tom Crook, with vocals from Crook and Amy […]
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The Blues Against Youth “As the Tide Gets High and Low”

January 25, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Modern Country Blues are alive and well and living in Turin, Italy. Every so often an album comes along that takes you by surprise and puts a smile on your face. “As the Tide Gets High […]
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Best Western “Best Western EP”

January 24, 2022 Sean Hannam 0
Melbourne alt-country act evoke Mazzy Star and The Delines on their impressive debut – melancholy and dreamy nocturnal ballads. As well as being the name of a hotel chain, Best Western is the moniker for a […]

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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]
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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
Interviews

Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

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When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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Book Reviews

Paperback Riders: James Agee “Now Let Us Praise Famous Men”

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A Convoluted Wordy Tale of Hard Times – But is it a Classic? Paper Back Riders is a new occasional series intended to highlight books that are considered a fundamental backdrop to Americana Music.  There won’t […]
Tracks

Folk Tracks Roundup – March 2025

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What a month it has been for folk, with great gigs and new albums looming for review.  But here on folk tracks the big excitement has been in the variety of songs and tunes coming the […]
Album Reviews

Ray Remington “Texas Rose” (Independent, 2020)

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In an era when so many Americana musicians seem hellbent on blurring genres and styles come what may, you can’t help wondering sometimes how much (or little) headway an up-and-coming Americana artist would make these days […]

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