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VanWyck “The Epic Tale of the Stranded Man”

March 1, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Concept album sees VanWyck further perfect her storytelling The latest release from Amsterdam based singer Christine Oele under her VanWyck alias takes the form of a concept album which stitches the dozen songs together to make […]
Dana Cooper 2022 album
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Dana Cooper “I Can Face The Truth”

February 28, 2022 Sean Hannam 1
Clichéd and over-sentimental, middle-of-the-road country rock and pop – warning: contains a second-rate Hank Williams cover. Apparently, ‘I Can Face The Truth’ is the 28th album by Kansas City-born singer-songwriter, Dana Cooper. Talking about the record, […]
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Terry Klein “Good Luck, Take Care”

February 28, 2022 David Jarman 0
The spirit of Guy Clark lives on in the latest release from Austin-based Terry Klein. ‘Good Luck, Take Care‘ is the third album release from Austin-based singer-songwriter Terry Klein. A lockdown project, Klein has described his […]
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Heather Sarona “Head Above Water”

February 25, 2022 Paul Kerr 0
A fine blend of folk and bluegrass on a fine debut album Hailing from a sparsely populated and remote region of North Carolina, Heather Sarona is a latecomer to recording. She’s been playing guitar and banjo […]
Under the Rug 'Dear Adeline'
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Under The Rug “Dear Adeline”

February 25, 2022 Helen Jones 0
A five-year project that proves some things are worth taking your time over and may be even better for it. When filmmaker Richard Linklater made 2014’s ‘Boyhood’, he went about it in the unconventional sense that […]

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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 […]

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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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Classic Clips

Classic Clips: The Rolling Stones, “Dead Flowers” – Texas, 1972

September 2, 2022 0
Every so often, a pub conversation with like-minded music obsessives inevitably turns to: ‘If you could go back in time and see any band or artist in concert, who would it be?’ For me, aged 48, […]
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Video: The Heavy Hours “Ache”

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This piano-based ballad is full of emotional intensity.  Lyrically, ‘Ache’  focuses on the loneliness that can be felt by both partners within a relationship in troubled times.  The song builds effectively, centred around the vocal melody […]
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Teddy Thompson “The Game” – Love all

May 1, 2026 0
And so All Star Tracks fortnight draws to a close with this song from the new release from Teddy Thompson, representing a return to recording new music after six years.  The Game is taken from the […]

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