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Johnny Dowd “Execute American Folklore” (Mother Jinx Records, 2016)

September 12, 2016 Paul Kerr 2
By now you either get or don’t get Johnny Dowd. Ten albums in this Ithaca NY resident continues to move further into the outfield with each release. Execute American Folklore features Dowd’s darkly humorous and idiosyncratic […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Charm Of Finches

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Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”

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Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet

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Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen

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Danny O;Keefe at Cosumer Unity conference 1981

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

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More People Really Should Know About

More People Really Should Know About: Charm Of Finches

July 7, 2026 0
Approaching this feature is always really difficult; starting from a position of identifying someone that the wider world doesn’t know well enough and that their lives would be enriched by, if only they had a wider […]
Album Reviews

Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”

July 7, 2026 0
Songs of personal significance. Matt Jones and The Bobs formed way back in 2011 while they were studying at Radford University, all sharing a love of americana, roots, and classic rock. Their debut album Brother’s Hymn was […]
Tracks

Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet

July 7, 2026 0
If you like your folk-rock with a hint of jangle, then you’re going to like the new single from Tough Old Bird, who, we note, we last featured on Americana UK way back in 2019. Back […]

  • More People Really Should Know About: Charm Of Finches
  • Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”
  • Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet
  • Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen
  • For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”
  • Rodney Crowell “Then Again”
  • Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival
  • Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”
  • Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
Interviews

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]

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Charlotte Carpenter “Follow You Down” – Listen

August 8, 2019 0
Charlotte Carpenter released her new single a couple of weeks back on Babywoman Records (her own label); it’s an infectious blend of folk, rock and a pinch of pop.   There’s a bitter sweetness in its inspiration  […]
Tracks

Beth Peabody “Other Women” – I don’t really like her…

November 13, 2024 0
Ok, for starters we will not attempt to deconstruct the meaning of the above image in the context of the societal upheavals in the USA.   Beth Peabody is sitting on the claws of an oversized bear […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Grain Thief “Before the Next Teardrop Falls”

November 4, 2020 1
Grain Thief are one of the current crop of bands pushing bluegrass as a genre, looking forward and exploring new ways and new sounds.  Here is a stunning take on ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’, displaying […]

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