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Paul Givant “Marigold”

June 2, 2025 Paul Russell 0
Second solo release from Rose’s Pawn Shop frontman. The valleys and hills of Southern California have a rich musical heritage and the sounds of Laurel Canyon deeply influence the music of Givant – who grew up […]
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Drew & Ellie Holcomb “Memory Bank”

May 30, 2025 Rick Thorn 0
A joyous celebration of togetherness and love. “When I was younger, my dad used to say, ‘Don’t expect an inheritance; I put all the money in the memory bank’”. This quote was Drew Holcomb’s starting point […]
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Olav Larsen “Stream of Consciousness Vol.2”

May 30, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
Whoever said, “Sequels are never as good as the first part”, clearly hasn’t listened to this album. With an album name like this one, you could be forgiven for thinking that “Stream of Consciousness Vol.2” is […]
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Paperback Riders: Allen Steele “Coyote”

May 30, 2025 Tim Martin 0
Where America Might Go Next Part 2. Allen Steele’s ‘Coyote,’ published in 2002, marks the beginning of one of the best science fiction series of the last 25 years. It is 2070, and The United Republic […]
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Live Review: An Audience With Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amazing Grace, London – 19th May 2025

May 30, 2025 David Chalfen 1
Amazing Grace is a very new venue for a long-established icon of Americana. A finely converted 19th-century church situated at one side of a quadrangle that covers London Bridge station, The Shard, and Guy’s Hospital, it […]

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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Fargo Railroad Co. “IV”

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Sheffield band’s new album is one of grit and struggle, with flashes of cynical humour, performed on a musically tight backdrop. IV is an album which deals with themes of being stuck, nostalgia, regret and also […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]

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Something for the weekend: Michael Weston King “The Hardest Thing of All”

August 9, 2024 0
That’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with this, posted without comment, other than to say Michael you have the love and support of the entire Americana UK community. Take […]
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Video: The Hanging Stars “Honeywater”

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The new single from London’s Hanging Stars is just lovely cosmic americana and the video matches it perfectly.  It all bodes very well indeed for their next album Songs For Somewhere Else, out on February 9th […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Dave Von Ronk “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me”

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Following on from last week’s link in the Americana chain (The Milk Carton Kids’ ‘Hope of a Lifetime’) the Internet has been scoured to form the next addition. The song which has been selected is linked via […]

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