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Lolly Lee “Lolly Lee”

April 10, 2024 David Jarman 1
Self-titled solo release from Alabama native has echoes of fellow Alabama native Lucinda Williams, with fine storytelling lyrics at its heart. Lolly Lee is a new name to the UK Americana scene, with this her self-titled […]
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The Secret Sisters “Mind, Man, Medicine”

April 9, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Sisters from Alabama stay close to home for their fifth offering that sees a shift in perspective with an album immersed in the present. Four years on from the release of the Grammy-nominated album ‘Saturn Return’ […]
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Pete Astor “Tall Stories & New Religions”

April 9, 2024 Paul Russell 0
Re-examining a career of masterful songs from prolific tunesmith. When you’ve got a career as extensive and eclectic as Pete Astor, one can’t help but become reflective when one celebrates 40 years of making records. That’s […]
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Live Review: Brown Horse + Pigeon Wigs + Ead Wood: Le Pub, Newport – 29th March 2024

April 9, 2024 Tim Martin 0
Brown Horse have attracted the sort of reviews most bands dream of for their debut album and consequently they drew a respectable Good Friday crowd to Newport.  Managing to cram all six of the band onto […]
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Magic Tuber Stringband “Needlefall”

April 9, 2024 Tim Martin 0
Improvised Avant-folk with a unique sound and a strong connection to the nature it celebrates. Magic Tuber Stringband, from North Carolina, are Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan. The duo describe their music as “at the forefront […]

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The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

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AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

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Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

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Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

July 9, 2026 1
It’s been two years since we updated our list of the essential podcasts in our part of the musical forest, and as podcasts do come and go on occasion, it seemed like a good time before […]
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The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

July 9, 2026 0
Cooking Vinyl has released the single You May Offend, the title track from The Proclaimers’ new album. It is brothers Craig and Charlie Reid’s first album since 2022’s hugely acclaimed Denture’s Out. Their 13th studio album’s […]
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AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

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Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Video Premiere: Erik Stucky “Bag of Bones”

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The new single from Nashville-based Coloradan Erik Stucky is a compelling song, driven forward by Justin Vorp’s lightly insistent percussion and Steven Schumann’s pulsing bass. Full of unresolved tension, Bag of Bones hooks us in with […]
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Portland’s Glitterfox are one of the most exciting acts out there, with the seven-song recent release “Highway Forever” demonstrating their fabulous songcraft and gift for memorable melody. The duo, frontperson Solange Igoa and guitarist Andrea Walker, […]

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