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[ April 24, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair’s Indie Hourzz session Videos
[ April 24, 2026 ] Joshua Burnside “It’s Not Going To Be Okay” Album Reviews
[ April 24, 2026 ] AUK’s EP Round Up – April 2026 EP Round Up
[ April 24, 2026 ] The Fargo Railroad Co. “IV” Album Reviews
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Joan Shelley + Maiden Radio, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 10th October 2018

October 16, 2018 Alistair Thorn 0

Joan Shelley is no stranger to Glasgow’s Glad Cafe. Returning to the venue for a fourth time, the Kentucky-born artist has built up a loyal following. Whether a long term fan or a relative newbie attracted […]

Nathan Bell + Doghouse Roses, The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, 6th October 2018

October 16, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

For those who seek out excellent music in intimate surroundings the upstairs lounge in Aberdeen’s Blue Lamp is a place to check out. Tonight’s show, from the opening set by Scottish duo Doghouse Roses which was […]

Glasgow Americana Festival, 3rd -7th October 2018

October 15, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

Now in its 12th year the Glasgow Americana Festival is essentially a very concentrated dose of life affirming music delivered courtesy of local promoters, The Fallen Angels Club, who otherwise offer us locals regular spoonfuls of […]

Scott Matthews + Ady Johnson, Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, 4th October 2018.

October 12, 2018 Martin Fisher 0

Whilst heckling of a complimentary nature is probably welcomed by most performers, when the name John Martyn popped up during Scott Matthews’ set there was a mildly perturbing shout of, “You’re better than he is….cos he’s […]

Luke Combs + Ashley McBryde, Shepherds Bush O2, London, 4th October 2018

October 11, 2018 David Chalfen 0

To west London for the second of Luke Combs’ sell-out nights on what has been an impressively sold-out debut UK tour. Combs has made huge commercial and creative headway in the last three years and his […]

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair’s Indie Hourzz session

April 24, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half the […]

Joshua Burnside “It’s Not Going To Be Okay”

April 24, 2026 0

A searing display of grief through ten bare songs. How we all cope with grief is complex and individual, though the ability of energising one’s sadness through music is a powerful and positive one. Belfast’s Joshua […]

AUK’s EP Round Up – April 2026

April 24, 2026 0

As Graeme Tait takes an enforced break he kindly asked me to step in this month to produce our monthly EP Roundup. I think he knows he has no fears about my contributions matching his excellent […]

Interviews

Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0

At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0

Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

Interviews

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

Tracks

Lost Kinks track found!

August 16, 2018 0

That’s hyperbole – not so much lost more carefully stored away in a tape archive but never previously released. This track, ‘Time Song‘ has been heard before though, it was played at a concert celebrating the […]

Album Reviews

Ray Davies “Americana” (Sony, 2017)

May 8, 2017 0

Ray Davies return with his first album in a decade, if we discount the various Kinks collaborations and choral reworking. It stands as a testament that everything changes and nothing changes since Working Man’s Café dropped […]

News

AMA announces 2020 award nominees

June 16, 2020 0

It’s that time of year again folks. The Americana Music Association has revealed the nominees for its 19th annual Americana Honors & Awards which includes Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Our Native Daughters, the late John Prine, […]