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Amber Cross “Savage on the Downhill” (Independent, 2019)

February 19, 2019 Tris Robinson 0
Certain albums, need to be heard at a particular time of day. You wouldn’t listen to ‘Never mind the Bollocks’ at breakfast, nor ‘No Sleep Till Hammersmith’ with tea and toast. Likewise, this album needs to be heard, […]
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Lucy Kitt “Stand By” (Wineberry Records, 2019)

February 18, 2019 Harold Hogan 0
Lucy Kitt has been writing and performing music as an independent artist for the last decade, and her experience really shines through on ‘Stand By,’ her debut record, which is a showcase for her consummate musicianship. […]
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Jackson Pines “Gas Station Blues and Diamond Rings” (Independent, 2019)

February 15, 2019 John Vaites 0
Acoustic duo Jackson Pines are singer-songwriter guitarist Joe Makoviecki and stand-up bassist James Black.  Originally from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey they are now based in Philadelphia and have received multiple local awards (Asbury Music […]
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Steve Gunn “The Unseen in Between” (Matador Records, 2019)

February 15, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
Maybe the best example of an “underground” artist coming to the fore that we’ve come across in recent years, Steve Gunn is perhaps best known as having been Kurt Vile’s guitarist. However, he has a healthy […]
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Jane Kramer “Valley of The Bones” (Famous Brown Boots Music, ASCAP 2019)

February 14, 2019 Peter Churchill 0
Jane Kramer is a social worker, former domestic violence counsellor and avid humanitarian. Visiting prisons, classrooms, hospitals and rescue missions she has a message to share about the power of music for healing, connection and compassion. […]

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Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

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Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

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Tracks

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0
Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

September 24, 2026 0
Here is the latest single from Italian singer-songwriter, one-woman band, and writer Elli de Mon. Timeless and cinematic, Strange Fruit is deeply haunting and beautifully unsettling. The focus is entirely on de Mon’s impressive, resonant voice, […]
Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"
EP Round Up

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

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It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

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  • Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Video exclusive: The August List “Palace In The Rocks”

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