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Kelly Bayfield “Wave Machine”

January 19, 2023 Viv Fish 0
A fine body of work. Profoundly personal and, for a while, very private due to their poignancy, the songs on this debut album from Kelly Bayfield reach extraordinarily deep. By her own admission, the reflection and […]
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Erik Vincent Huey “Appalachian Gothic”

January 18, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
A good debut album that could’ve been that little bit leaner. ‘Appalachian Gothic’ is the debut solo offering from Erik Vincent Huey who, under the name Cletus McCoy, fronts cowpunk band The Surreal McCoys (a band […]
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Beans on Toast “The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee”

January 17, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0
A potpourri of child-friendly, environmentally-minded songs from AUK favourite. Something a little different for the AUK pages, ‘The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee’ is a collection aimed broadly at ages 2-10, though there’s plenty that anyone […]
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Kevin Kinney “Think About It”

January 17, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0
Shapeshifting return of Drivin n Cryin mainstay. Kevin Kinney, head honcho of long-lived (1985 and still going), left-of-the-dial country-folk-southern-indie rock stalwarts Drivin n Cryin is back with a new solo album, his 11th – or it […]
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Dan Israel “Seriously”

January 16, 2023 Michael Macy 1
Heartland rock for the lives we lead. Seriously. This is workmanlike rock and roll. This is hometown hero music, the soundtrack to falling in love, breaking up, going under and making a comeback. his is solid, […]

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]
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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0
Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]
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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0
Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

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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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Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Americana UK staff pick their best of 2016

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Here it is folks: the annual review of the best music of the last year as decided by your favourite music writers. Or at least the ones who write for Americana UK (we don’t yet have […]
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