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Rob Jones & The Restless Dream “Stars”

November 24, 2025 John Lee 0
Defiant, cinematic and full of heart, “Stars” shines with nostalgia, resilience and the hope of new beginnings. The songs on “Stars” form a literal journey from morning into night into morning again, and a metaphoric journey […]
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AUK’s EP Round-Up – November 2025

November 21, 2025 Graeme Tait 2
What! November already! Where has the year gone? It feels like only yesterday that we were embarking on a new adventure, excited about the forthcoming EPs that would continue to enthral us through the onset of […]
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Christian Kjellvander “Ex Voto / The Silent Love”

November 21, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
A slow-burning album that captures deep spiritual yearnings. In the late 90s, Swedish singer Christian Kjellvander was part of the roots-influenced alternative rock band Loosegoats, with which he recorded several albums before their disbandment in 2001. […]
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Live Review: The Red Clay Strays + Early James, The Roundhouse, Camden, London – 9th November 2025

November 20, 2025 Peter Feldon 1
“Does anyone want to get a dose of Southern Rock?” was included in the invitation from the AUK live reviews editor. This certainly whet my appetite, and after I read the review of their last album […]
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Folk Roundup – TEUD, Le Vent Du Nord, The Destroyers, The Peel, Lonan

November 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Even though we’re heading towards the end of the year, there’s been no drop-off in the number of soon-to-be, or in some cases recently, released folk albums. This time around, the accidental theme is one of […]

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Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

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Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]
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Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0
A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]
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Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

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Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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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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There seem to be two lines of thinking (with a few sub-lines between them) about what the concept of Americana music should be. One sees it as a combination of all types of roots music with […]
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Dream Team Double Header – Darlingside and Robert Plant

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Well, this is Songkick’s suggestion for a great night out with two artists vying for the top spot on the billing. It might look like an odd pairing – Darlingside being the complete masters of vocal […]
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AmericanaFest UK 2019 Launch Event, The Borderline, London, 7th November 2018

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It was almost like being at the Oscars as The Americana Music Association UK (AMAUK) unveiled their list of nominees for the forthcoming UK Americana Awards 2019 which will unfold at January’s AmericanFest UK. Stevie Freeman, […]

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