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The Whitmore Sisters “Ghost Stories”

February 2, 2022 Clint West 0
Sisters Bonnie and Eleanor Whitmore set aside their individual projects to join together for a highly impressive first outing as a duo. Bonnie and Eleanor Whitmore have both established themselves as accomplished figures within the pantheon […]
artwork for Fruit Bats album Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021)
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Fruit Bats “Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits And Lost Songs (2001–2021)”

February 1, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0
A thoughtful 23 song collection comprising favourites and unreleased rarities Fruit Bats have been the vehicle to showcase the skills of Eric Donald Johnson for two decades, give or take the odd séjour performing as SDJ, […]
Album Reviews

Neil Young & Crazy Horse “Barn”

January 31, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1
Reflections on aging, on the need to address environmental concerns and to recall that love matters. It is often the case with Neil Young’s recent new material releases that the thoughts on first contact are not […]
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Aoife O’Donovan “Age Of Apathy”

January 31, 2022 Mark Nenadic 3
Enchanting folksy Celtic Americana. A charming, esoteric puzzle. In americana terms, Aoife O’Donovan is a big deal. A Grammy-winning big deal (as a third of ‘I’m With Her’, alongside Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz). So the […]
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Ryan Hamilton “1221”

January 28, 2022 Rich Orpin 2
Ryan Hamilton taps into the Fountain of Wayne on power pop collaboration. The power-pop genre and sub-genres that it inspired have a breadth as wide as any in contemporary music. At the grittier, less refined end […]

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

October 2, 2026 5
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”

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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 […]

  • 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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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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Ivan Moult “Lay Me Down” – Listen

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When Winston Churchill felt the heavy hand of depression falling on him he would bestir himself and build a wall – bricklaying was his distraction. And whiskey in copious amounts.  Ivan Moult has a different cure […]
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Thomas Cassell “Traveling Shoes” – On the road again

April 21, 2022 0
Thomas Cassell’s ‘Travelling Shoes’ appear both literal and metaphorical – mostly the latter though, for even when he sings of lacing up his travelling shoes its just a reminder that he’s hitting the road, again, for […]
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Interview: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams on channelling Levon Helm’s spirit

February 14, 2023 0
The importance of emotional and musical honesty and the story of The Royal Potato Family. Americana last chatted with Larry and Teresa two years ago about their role in the ‘It Was The Music’ documentary which […]

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