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Mackenzie Shivers “Living in My Head” (Independent, 2016)

September 19, 2016 Andrew Higgins 0
“Living in My Head” is the six track EP follow up to Mackenzie Shivers’ debut album “Neverland”. Citing her influences as, amongst others, The Chieftains, Elton John and Joni Mitchell, the songs on the EP have […]
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Ben Abraham “Sirens” (Secretly Canadian, 2016)

September 19, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
Ben Abraham first released Sirens in Australia in 2014; it has now been picked up for world-wide release and promotion by Secretly Canadian. Its thirteen songs have been described by Abraham as “a roadmap to my […]
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Sophia Marshall “The Paper Thin EP” (Independent, 2016)

September 19, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0
Best known as one half of the acclaimed and much missed Havenots, Leicester’s Sophia Marshall has been absent from the music scene for some time.  She’s recently dipped her toe back in and the results are […]
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Jon Boden “Painted Lady” (Navigator Records, 2016)

September 18, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0
Folk superstar Jon Boden has always had itchy feet. Not content with an acclaimed partnership with box ace John Spiers and fronting Bellowhead, the eleven piece big band that he founded with Spiers which went on […]
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Paul McClure “Songs For Anyone” (Rutland Troubadour / Clubhouse Records, 2016)

September 17, 2016 Rudie Hayes 1
So it’s roundly acknowledged that McClure is one of the nicest men in music, and my experience is that’s difficult to disagree with, the Rutland Troubadour returns here an album of exceptional quality, which is nice. McClure […]

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Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]
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Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

June 5, 2026 0
Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]
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Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

June 5, 2026 0
In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 1
Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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The Marriage “Imagining Sunsets” (Independent, 2020)

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Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win tickets to see Katherine Priddy live

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Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Iron and Wine, Pokey LaFarge, Dawn Landes, Old 97s, […]
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Wood Hitch “Gentle Reminder” – Listen

October 11, 2019 0
Wood Hitch are Brady Harris and Rose Shawhan, an LA based duo who make Americana-Folk-Pop as showcased on their new eponymous debut EP.  Brady plays the music, both trade vocals, and the sound is dreamy and […]

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