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Select Captain “Strings & Feathers” (Mini Me Records, 2016)

November 14, 2016 Maurice Hope 0
Kristian Gaarskjaer’s latest album under his musical alter ego pseudonym, Select Captain has him come through with an intelligent, Americana focussed singer-songwriter record. Recorded at Homeless Studios in Copenhagen he also utilises hints of late 1980s […]
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The Lucky Strikes “The Motion and The Moving On” (Harbour Song Records 2016)

November 14, 2016 Dave Clarke 0
The Lucky Strikes, from Southend, have been together for ten years now and this is their fifth album. Without doubt they are one of our best Americana bands. Lead singer is Matthew Boulter, long time member of […]
Live Reviews

John Paul White: Bush Hall, London – 8th November 2016

November 14, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
John Paul White, along with Joy Williams, was The Civil Wars – the all-conquering duo who filled the void when Plant and Krauss stopped gigging their Raising Sand album. The Civil Wars lasted for a similar […]
Album Reviews

The T.S. Eliot Appreciation Society “Turn it Golden” (Greywood Records, 2016)

November 11, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
Tom Gerritsen (a.k.a. The T.S. Eliot Appreciation Society) proffers a back story which invites disbelief – born into a travelling carnival he abandoned the carny life to write songs whilst working in a bookshop before taking […]
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Will Varley “Kingsdown Sundown” (Xtra Mile Recordings, 2016)

November 10, 2016 David Cowling 0
Varley’s music is likeable, decent, his sentiments are heartfelt and humane, he chips away at the status quo like a young Dylan. He doesn’t shy away from issues; these are protest songs (mostly) and in their […]

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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”

August 24, 2026 0
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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Video: Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley “Brown-Eyed Women”

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Country legend Vince Gill supplies vocals on this new song from the Grammy-nominated duo, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley.  It showcases their excellent finger-picking and slide guitar and the pair’s vocal performance offers a very hummable […]
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SASO “The Levee” (Independent, 2017)

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Texas raised singer-songwriter Jaime Saso (who plays, wait for this… acoustic, bass guitar, mandolin banjo, harmonica, melodica, Hammond organ, ukelele and percussion) provides music of a pop, rock and blues variety. Having travelled extensively, there are […]
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Video Premiere: Brianna Kočka “Sunset Vignette”

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Here is the dreamy new single from Brianna Kočka.  Images of waves in slow motion, idyllic rural lives, landscapes and sunsets create a world to drift away in, matching the gentle sway and beauty of the […]

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