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Samuel James Taylor “Wild Tales and Broken Hearts”

October 19, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
A retro seventies classic singer-songwriter sound from Sheffield via 21st Century Nashville. Samuel James Taylor may hail from the Steel City, Sheffield, in God’s own county of Yorkshire, but to record his latest album after over […]
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Mightmare “Cruel Liars”

October 18, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0
From country rock to mesmeric indie. Freed from months of pandemic restrictions Sarah Shook might have been expected to kick the doors down with even more ferocity than with their band The Disarmers. Particularly if the […]
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Jesse Tabish “Cowboy Ballads Part 1”

October 18, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Lush production and cinematic arrangements. Yet another album conceived and recorded during a pandemic lockdown. Jesse Tabish is the frontman for Oklahoma band, Other Lives, but on this album, working with his wife, Kim (also a […]
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Galvezton “Persevere”

October 17, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
Change in name marks sharp change in musical direction from songwriter from Galveston via Nicaragua. Robert Kuhn has been part of the Galveston music scene since arriving from Nicaragua back in 2012, recording two albums under […]
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The Deer “The Beautiful Undead”

October 17, 2022 Michael Macy 1
A kaleidoscope of sound cocoons impressionistic lyrics in ‘psychotropic folk’ album. ‘The Beautiful Undead’ is the fifth album from the The Deer, a quintet from Austin, Texas.  It is a confection of poetic pop music and […]

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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of 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 later this year on Saturday November […]
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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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The first solo album from the talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist K.C. Jones is an impressive dive into old and new Americana. K.C. Jones (a.k.a. Kelli Jones-Savoy) may be deeply influenced by divergent styles of music, but […]
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Sammy Brue ” I Am Nice” (New West Records 2017)

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Bloody hell. This is the frankly astonishing debut album from the Portland, Oregon native Brue who has been mentored by Justin Townes Earle and produced by half of The Civil Wars and a quarter of the […]
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