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John Jenkins “If You Can’t Forgive You Can’t Love”

July 28, 2021 Tim Martin 0
A varied collection of strong songs that repays repeated plays. After being involved with Liverpool bands The Persuaders and Come in Tokio in the 80s, John Jenkins reappeared in 2015. He says of the shift from […]
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Seafoam Green “Martin’s Garden”

July 27, 2021 Ben Roberts 0
Some of the coolest and gnarliest riffs in Americana today. The press release for this album contains the words “featuring some of the world’s gnarliest players”. If that phrase isn’t going to draw you to an […]
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Trevor Sensor “On Account of Exile, Vol. 1”

July 27, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0
A monumental folk-symphonic celebration of our triumph over darkness and misery. Probably. There are some musicians who seem to reveal so much of their inner torment at times that you wonder how they can perform these […]
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real “A Few Stars Apart”

July 26, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real look inward and cherish simplicity and community on their new release. Not many young singer-songwriters can say that they were the inspiration behind the character in a film, whether […]
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Cameron Knowler “Places of Consequence”

July 26, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0
Guitar music in the most literal sense – File alongside John Ford & Sergio Leone. A son of the wild west (Texas and Arizona) now living in California, Cameron Knowler plays guitar.  Or, more accurately, Cameron […]

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The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”

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Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival

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Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026

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The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”

October 2, 2026 0
Brooklyn-based The Oystermen raise the mood with a set of energetic, infectious good-time tunes that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face. The Oystermen describe themselves as “a trumpet-and-guitar Americana band from Brooklyn that […]
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Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival

October 2, 2026 0
Tier one tickets on sale today! 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 few weeks […]
Joe Martin live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 26th September 2026
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Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026

October 2, 2026 0
As I proceeded to pull into a convenient parking space, a stone’s throw from the doors of the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, home of Americana music in Lincolnshire, I noticed that the circus was in […]

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  • Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival
  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026
  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier
  • Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon
  • Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”
  • Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice
  • Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”
  • Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026
  • Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music
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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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The twelve days of the SXSW lineup: eleven truckers trucking

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The first and second waves of the 37th annual Texan showcase of new music SXSW lineup have been released, and once again, it looks to be the sound of tomorrow. The festival runs a full six […]
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Forgotten Artists – Hal Ketchum

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Welcome to another feature in the FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series, where we take a look at some of the Americana musicians that may just have dropped out of people’s memories or who, perhaps, never received the appreciation […]
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Mike McKenna “At the Edge of the World” (Independent, 2020)

May 28, 2020 0
With his second LP Mike McKenna jr. has constructed an intricate and finely crafted piece of work that invites us to consider what he calls the “distinct local culture” of his home manor. Given that the […]

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