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Kristen Grainger & True North “Fear of Falling Stars”

October 18, 2023 Tim Martin 0
A set of sometimes very personal bluegrass-based songs that highlight why the group are multiple-award winners. Fear of Falling Stars is subtitled: “From arson and avalanches to love and loggerheads in 10 songs”. Grainger further describes […]
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Live Review: Our Man In The Field, Kings Arms Hotel Malmesbury – 14th October 2023

October 18, 2023 Tim Martin 0
Just 4 months since they last appeared in a small Wiltshire town, Our Man In the Field are back as guests of Malmesbury Live Arts, Acoustic Sessions. And so much has changed in that short time. […]
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Jenny Owens Youngs “Avalanche”

October 18, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 2
Redemptive meditation on time passing and life events from talented singer-songwriter. This is the first release for Jenny Owens Youngs for ten years as her life took her in different directions including amongst other things producing […]
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Glen Hansard “All That Was East Is West Of Me Now”

October 18, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Age just makes Glen Hansard’s artistic light burn brighter. Irish rock band The Frames have released seven studio albums, and with ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’ their frontman, Glen Hansard notches up […]
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The Painters “The Painters”

October 17, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2
Charmingly psychedelic, folk album from Montreal-based group. The Painters are an indie-folk, rock group based in Montreal. They’ve previously released songs on cassette; however, this record represents their proper debut. The album is focused around the […]

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The Felice Brothers, live at the 100 Club, London - 2nd September 2026

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Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

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Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]
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Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

September 8, 2026 0
Quirky, gentle release from San Francisco Bay area songwriter and musician. Angle of Repose is the fifth album from Bay area Blaine Todd, a newcomer to our site, but a release with a resonance with many […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

September 8, 2026 0
There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller and […]

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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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Americana UK’s album of 2025 is The Delines “Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom”

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It might have seemed that this choice was on the cards all along, Americana UK has hardly hidden its collective love for The Delines under a bushel – but then look at the rest of the […]
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The Twang Factor 2 presents: Rachel Sumner

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Boston-based singer-songwriter with a bluegrass background is our final contestant on The Twang Factor 2. Rachel Sumner is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Boston. She was lead singer and a founder member of the bluegrass […]
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Things I Love Which Aren’t Americana: Edge magazine

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So a new year, a new series in which AUK writers gush about things they love in life which are nothing to do with music. Or only tangentially at least. To start with, AUK Editor Mark […]

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