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Americana UK reviews the latest books broadly related to the americana genre, overseen by AUK Books Editor Tim Martin

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Book Review: Beans on Toast “The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee”

January 25, 2023 Viv Fish 0
I suspect I am not alone in feeling that good children’s books have an air of excitement, beauty, and comfort. I believe pre and primary-school children’s books should make the reader and the listener feel fuzzy, […]
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Book Review – “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock”

January 23, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
It’s already looking like 2023 will be a great year for new books on Americana and related subjects, having seen some of the titles that will be published in the next few months, and the year […]
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Paperback Riders – All-American Christmas reading

December 23, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Coming so close behind the celebration of Thanksgiving in late November, Christmas in the United States might end up being a second-best holiday. While many Christmas traditions originate from central Europe, the Americans were responsible for […]
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Book Review: Thomas S. Curren “I Believe I’ll Go Back Home”

December 2, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
The New England folk revival was not just about music but the real soul of America. The American folk revival of the late ‘50s and ‘60s had a massive influence on the mid-sixties music explosion, and […]
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Paperback Riders – Willy Vlautin “Lean on Pete”

November 25, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Willy Vlautin will be best known to AUK readers as the guitarist and songwriter with Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. At the same time, he has been building a career as a novelist and short story […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

Tracks
April 17, 2026 0

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

Album Reviews
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Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
Interviews

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 […]
Album Reviews

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0
Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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  • Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming
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  • Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone
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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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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Lowell George “Thanks I’ll Eat It Here” (Warner Records, 1979)

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Lowell George made this album, a melting pot of so many musical influences,  because apparently, he was not happy with the way that Little Feat was heading, as he saw it, into jazz-rock territory.  I can’t […]
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Iron And Wine “Light Verse”

April 26, 2024 0
An album containing many wonderful and heartfelt moments. It’s hard to believe that this is Iron And Wine’s first album for seven years, after the Grammy-nominated ‘Beast Epic‘. So has it been worth the wait? It […]
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Taylor James Donskey “What Do You Think (Of Love)?” – well, it’s complicated

December 15, 2022 0
Minneapolis songwriter Taylor James Donskey’s new song ‘What Do You Think (of love)’ is the first single from his upcoming rock-infused album ‘Joy Ride.‘  It’s a song that addresses more than just the traditional romantic – […]

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