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Dusty Stray “Estranged” (Great Waters, 2018)

August 23, 2018 Paul Kerr 0
Dusty Stray is the adopted moniker of Jonathan Brown, a man raised in Texas who now lives in the Netherlands. ‘Estranged’ is his fifth album of low key (not lo-fi) songs which hover around the more […]
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The Rails “Other People” (Thirty Tigers, 2018)

August 22, 2018 Dave Jennings 0
The Rails have delivered a contrasting follow up to their debut ‘Fair Warning,’ yet it is one that works like a dream. Husband and wife Kami Thompson, daughter of Richard and Linda Thompson, and James Walbourne, who […]
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Paul Simon “In The Blue Light” (Sony Music, 2018)

August 21, 2018 Mike Elliott 0
Almost two years following 2016’s magnificent ‘Stranger to Stranger,’ Paul Simon announced he was retiring from the road before embarking on the appropriately named “Homeward Bound – the Farewell Tour.”  Simon’s thoughts may have been on […]
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Mt. Joy “Mt. Joy” (Dualtone, 2018)

August 20, 2018 Alan O'Hare 0
Mt. Joy are currently riding the crest of a wave with over 30 million streams on Spotify for their self-titled debut album. That takes some doing. In fact, it’s got the LA-via-Philadelphia five-piece a physical release for […]
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Sons of Bill, Omeara, London, 14th August 2018

August 20, 2018 Mark Underwood 0
Sons of Bill brought their own unique brand of cosmic indie-americana to London on Tuesday night to promote their latest album ‘Oh God Ma’am.’  The record takes its title from an encounter that the band’s drummer, […]

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Jobi Riccio announces UK and Ireland tour dates for Autumn

August 24, 2026 0
Colorado-born, Nashville-based songwriter Jobi Riccio will make her UK and Ireland live debut in October 2026, bringing the songs from her recently released second album, Face The Feeling, to audiences across the UK and Ireland.  Riccio […]
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Chasen Wayne and the Honky Tonk Machine “The Diamond Saloon”

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Wonderfully ambitious third album from Austin honky-tonker. Chasen Wayne is not a musician to do anything by halves. After releasing two well-received albums, his third is a bold and distinct mélange of country, psychedelia, surf punk, […]
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Americana Stories – Jack Roscoe “Out of the Woods”

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Jack Roscoe finally emerged as a songwriter during Lockdown after years of stalled attempts at music. He released his debut album, the folky Out of the Woods, in November 2023. He followed this up with his second […]

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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
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Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]
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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]

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Track Premiere: Dar Williams “Tu Sais Le Printemps”

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Dar Williams needs no introduction here, a consummate songwriter with a slew of critically acclaimed albums behind her and the new album “Hummingbird Highway” ahead of her. Williams’ 13th album is out September 12th on Righteous […]
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Singing while Jerry Douglas is playing dobro is like singing a conversation according to John Hiatt. The impact of the COVID pandemic is incalculable but one of the small benefits is that it provided a random […]

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