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Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

July 29, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
On a long, hot Sunday afternoon, there can’t be many places better to be than at one of the most laid-back of festivals, Folk by the Oak, which is held in the grounds of Hatfield House. […]
Album Reviews

Hovvdy “Big World”

July 29, 2026 Peter Churchill 0
Radio-friendly album with indie leanings is a perfect summer soundtrack. How long do you have to be in the music business to be categorised as “seasoned veterans”? That is the label now being attached to Will […]
Album Reviews

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0
The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]
artwork for Pete Ham tribute album "Just Look Inside the Cover"
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Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”

July 28, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
A worthy homage to an often-overlooked figure. Tribute albums are a very democratic form of praise since any artist, no matter how big or small, can potentially receive this honour. Be it compositions in the style […]
Album Reviews

Mick Flannery “The House Must Win”

July 27, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0
A labour of love, twenty years in the making from renowned Irish singer-songwriter. It is more than twenty years since Mick Flannery released his debut album Evening Train, but the tale it told of (as he puts […]

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My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

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Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

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Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

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Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

September 3, 2026 0
More than half a century after Buck Owens and the Buckaroos took the stage at Las Vegas’ Mint Hotel and Casino, a remarkable document of the band at the height of its powers is finally seeing […]
Album Reviews

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

September 3, 2026 0
Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]
Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010
Classic Clips

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0
Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

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  • My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”
  • Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010
  • Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years
  • Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”
  • Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026
  • Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
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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Steep Canyon Rangers “Sunny Days” – Listen

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Well, we bring Bluegrass Tracks Week to a close (you did, dear reader, notice that it was Bluegrass Tracks Week?  Good) with a new single from the upcoming album ‘Arm in Arm‘, out on Yep Roc […]
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Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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The Other Side of Me: Michael Macy goes west – West Africa that is – for the music of Habib Koite

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I have an eclectic taste in music even though I started out listening to americana before there was the name and keep coming back to it. One non-americana music I have long enjoyed is from West […]

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