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Multimedia (Book/Music) review –  Darden Smith “Western Skies”

March 30, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
A Multi-Media release that combines photography, lyrics, essays and songs to paint a bigger picture. Back in 1989, I stumbled across a very interesting album. “Evidence” saw The Bible’s Boo Hewerdine teamed with a young Texan […]
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William Poyer “Forgiven”

March 29, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
British Roots displayed by Welsh via Mexico singer-songwriter. William Poyer is a Welsh singer-songwriter who currently resides in Mexico. Having moved there in 2013, he wrote and produced his 2016 debut album ‘Born Lucky‘ in North […]
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Ray Wylie Hubbard “Co-Starring Too”

March 28, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
Eccentric, outlaw poet-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard has created another collaborative album of pure joy. Late bloomers of the world can take heart at the career of Ray Wylie Hubbard. The 75-year-old Oklahoma-born and mostly Texas-raised iconoclastic […]
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Track Dogs “Where to Now?”

March 28, 2022 David Jarman 0
Fine musicianship and some new directions from Madrid-based multi-genre Track Dogs. Long-time favourites on the live music scene from festivals to club gigs, Madrid-based Track Dogs reached their 15th  anniversary as a band in 2021, and […]
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Jeremy Scott “Bear Grease”

March 25, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Jeremy Scott’s solo debut is a “Reigning Sound”. Member of Reigning Sound and Toy Trucks, Jeremy Scott has delivered a solo debut that is more than the sum of its influences. The Memphis native has joined […]

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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 […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

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”

October 2, 2026 0
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 […]

  • Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness
  • Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”
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  • Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017
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  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 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 […]
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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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Video: TJ Rosenthal “Where the Lights Get Low”

September 23, 2025 0
‘Where the Lights Get Low’ is the compelling new single from New York City’s TJ Rosenthal. Immediately absorbing, Jerry Mac’s guitar-work shimmers with his melodic strum while additional instrumental layers come from Annie Taylor Sloan on […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Robert Ellis “Houston”

November 7, 2022 0
In the last Chain Gang entry, Graeme Tait chose Hiss Golden Messenger’s ‘Biloxi’, a song in which frontman MC Taylor laments: “Say Biloxi / It’s tough all over / Ah, Houston / You scared me sober”, […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup, August 2024

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Well, what a busy August it has been.  Gigs. Holidays. That sort of thing.  But never fear, we’d never let you down without a set of Folk Tracks for the month.  And it shortens the waiting […]

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