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Sarah McQuaid “If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous” (A Shovel and A Spade, 2018)

March 15, 2018 Mark Johnson 0
The cover of her fifth album shows a guitar morphed into a spade. Whilst Woody Guthrie wrote “This Machine Kills Fascists” on his guitar, Sarah McQuaid may as well have put “This Machine Kills Fracking” on […]
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Elle Mary & The Bad Men “Constant Unfailing Night” (Sideways Saloon, 2018)

March 15, 2018 David Cowling 0
The title gives a clue to the darkness enveloping this record – it wears its black heart proudly and does its best to draw us into the crepuscular. The music is core to the vision, tight […]
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Whiskey in the Pines “Sunshine from the Blue Cactus” (Independent, 2018)

March 14, 2018 Mark Nenadic 0
Straight outta Tallahassee, Florida are Whiskey in the Pines, a ¾ bearded combo headed up by singer and principal songwriter David Lareau. They say that their state capital home is two hours from the nearest sun-kissed […]
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Kyle Carey “The Art Of Forgetting” (Americelta Records, 2017

March 14, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
The third album is famously the difficult hurdle to jump, with many artists resorting to re-treads or losing their way. It is however a hurdle that Gaelic Americana purveyor Kyle Carey vaults with such ease she […]
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Bird in the Belly “The Crowing” (GFM Records, 2018)

March 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Folk music, the gathering threads of tradition, is forever being renewed – it needs reshaping as much as reverence if it’s to be inculcated into new generations of singers and musicians. And at any one time […]

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Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

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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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Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

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Top-class vocals and production complement finely crafted personal lyrics of love, loss and hope from UK-born now Nashville-based artist. One of the joys in reviewing albums for Americana UK is that moment when you first play […]
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All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

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The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took […]

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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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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

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Get ready for Molly Tuttle – but be quick about it

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Video: Jarrod Dickenson “Long Hard Look”

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters “Farewell, OK” – I guess this is our last goodbye….

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