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Jon Boden “Painted Lady” (Navigator Records, 2016)

September 18, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0
Folk superstar Jon Boden has always had itchy feet. Not content with an acclaimed partnership with box ace John Spiers and fronting Bellowhead, the eleven piece big band that he founded with Spiers which went on […]
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Paul McClure “Songs For Anyone” (Rutland Troubadour / Clubhouse Records, 2016)

September 17, 2016 Rudie Hayes 1
So it’s roundly acknowledged that McClure is one of the nicest men in music, and my experience is that’s difficult to disagree with, the Rutland Troubadour returns here an album of exceptional quality, which is nice. McClure […]
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Heidi Talbot “Here We Go, 1, 2, 3…” (Navigator Records, 2016)

September 14, 2016 David Cowling 0
For anyone who has heard Talbot’s voice, its power and expressiveness are givens – it is a thing of beauty, it sparkles, it could elevate the works of Jilly Cooper towards art. It is one thing […]
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Jinnwoo “Strangers Bring Me No Light” (GFM Records, 2016)

September 14, 2016 David Cowling 0
Jinnwoo (Ben Webb) dabbles in the kind of outsider folk that at one time would have been snared by the anti-folk brigade; it’s a mix of Lou Barlow (in Sebadoh and Sentridoh low-fi obscured by the […]
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Johnny Dowd “Execute American Folklore” (Mother Jinx Records, 2016)

September 12, 2016 Paul Kerr 2
By now you either get or don’t get Johnny Dowd. Ten albums in this Ithaca NY resident continues to move further into the outfield with each release. Execute American Folklore features Dowd’s darkly humorous and idiosyncratic […]

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Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

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Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0
It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]
artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"
Album Reviews

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0
The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

July 2, 2026 0
Amy Speace is a long-standing favourite of Americana UK, her most recent album, The Blue Rock Session, appearing late in 2025, a stripped-back collection on acoustic guitar and piano, recorded at a writing retreat in Wimberley, […]

  • Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads
  • Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”
  • Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”
  • Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”
  • Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August
  • Beth Lee “Life Keeps Moving On” – we’re on the move again
  • Video: Charles Wesley Godwin “Hey There Son” (feat. Wyatt Flores)
  • Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us
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  • Alan Peatfield: I'm a massive fan of Charles' music. Saw him perform in Nashville last September and he was magnificent. This track…
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  • keith hargreaves: Great review David check out the podcast too for more from Danni https://americana-uk.com/americana-uk-weekly-podcast-presented-by-auks-keith-hargreaves

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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 […]
Interviews

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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Track Premiere: Birds Of Play “Sandhill Cranes”

February 22, 2022 0
Birds of Play are a folk band with a lot of musical skill within its four person makeup.  Alex Paul (guitar, mandolin, vocals, songwriting) started playing guitar at the age of 13.  Eric Shedd (bass, mandolin, […]
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Gerry Spehar “Lady Liberty EP”

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Insightful lyrics highlight dark stories that sit alongside a dose of hopefulness for the future. Continuing the message from his 2018 protest album ‘Anger Management’, folk-country troubadour Gerry Spehar picked an apt day indeed to release […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 21

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Oh I do love to be beside the seaside….. What is it about stepping out onto a shingle strewn piece of unfertile land and staring at a muddy, expanse of water that is so redemptive? You […]

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