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Wes Collins “Jabberwockies”

June 24, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
No knights or Pythonesque nonsense here as Collins delivers a sweetly sad third. The North Carolinan’s gorgeous third album is a simple feast of quality songwriting, along with some great musicianship and lovely performances. Opening with […]
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Wood Willow “Southern Intentions”

June 24, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
Wood Willow brings traditional sounds to modern times with ease and aplomb. Wood Willow, who consist of Joel Parks (vocals/guitar), and Becca Herrod (vocals/mandolin), certainly know a lot about what real traditional folk, bluegrass and country […]
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Smallmint “Where We All End Up in the End”

June 23, 2022 Helen Jones 0
A high quality yet lo-fi indie Americana album that’s sure to charm any fan of the subsection of the genre. The release of Northern Irish band Smallmint’s debut album has been some time in the making. […]
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James Edwyn & the Borrowed Band “Highlights of the Low Nights”

June 23, 2022 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
A record which singlehandedly destroys the cliché of the ‘difficult third album’, possibly forever. “Oh I just don’t know where to begin,” Elvis Costello once sang in the opening line of his classic New Wave hit […]
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Myles Newman “You and Me”

June 23, 2022 David Jarman 0
Short but sweet four-track EP release from 20-year-old Newman has echoes of Ronnie Lane. ‘You and Me’ is a four-track EP release from emerging UK artist Myles Newman. Originally from Shropshire but now London-based, Newman is […]

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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

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Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

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We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0
Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]
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Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

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Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

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  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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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”

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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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