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Dylan LeBlanc “Pastimes”

June 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Short collection of songs that mean something to Dylan LeBlanc – includes the “other Dylan” It has been a feature of the last year and a half that many musicians have released EPs and albums of cover […]
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Peter Bruntnell “Journey To The Sun”

June 16, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0
A lockdown collection of melancholy introspection with a compelling new musical addition. For his 12th album, ‘Journey To The Sun’ Peter Bruntnell offers profoundly contemplative, lucid songwriting that is melodically rich and beautifully produced. If anyone […]
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Tom West “I’m Livin’!”

June 15, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
New age singer-songwriter with a set of pleasant enough songs which ultimately fail to catch on fire Tom West is an Australian singer-songwriter who has apparently had a bit of a buzz around him in the […]
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Travis Linville “I’m Still Here”

June 15, 2021 Richard Phillips 0
Musical simpatico creates a variety of tonal landscapes. Seeing the world through the eyes of others can always profit an artist. Think of the producer who has written songs, the studio engineer who has honed their […]
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Ted Russell Kamp “Solitaire”

June 14, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
Thirteenth time lucky: Ted Russell Kamp plays an ace. As detailed before by Americana UK, Ted Russell Kamp has a long career as a session bass player. Kamp has played on six albums by artists that […]

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The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier

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This week’s podcast sees Keith talking to two great songwriters. Cam Fraser of Boulder Fields, in the week of the release of Nothing Age, and Mary Gauthier, in the week of her release, Reckoning. Both very […]
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Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

October 2, 2026 0
The remarkable thing about today’s track, The Werewolf Song, is that it comes from the first album by Michael Hurley. Remarkable because it is a song of some rare depth, full of disturbing imagery, set to […]
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Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

October 2, 2026 0
Beginning with just woozy saxophone and Afton Wolfe’s strummed guitar, Slingshots builds steadily until it becomes the textured, frenetic high point of Wolfe’s live set. Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters command the stage, with Connor […]

  • 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

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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”

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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Old Crow Medicine Show announce new album “Jubilee”

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Watch the video for the first single below. Old Crow Medicine Show, or OCMS if you’re in a hurry, have announced the release of their new album ‘Jubilee’ which lands in the UK on 25th August […]
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Interview: Daniel Meade

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Glasgow’s Daniel Meade has an old soul, an ear for a tune that you’d swear was already an old friend and a guitar that right now is screaming “I Love You”.  With a new album; playing […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]

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