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Ida Mae, Kings Head, Dalston, London, 11th July 2019

July 19, 2019 David Chalfen 0
Tonight’s gig marks the launch of Ida Mae’s debut full-length album, ‘Chasing Lights’, produced by UK West Country-based guru Ethan Johns. The Norwich husband and wife pair,  Christopher Turpin and Stephanie Jean Ward, now live in […]
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Carly Dow “Comet” (Independent, 2019)

July 19, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0
One thing that reviewing for AUK has taught me is that there are any number of great female vocalists out there. Carly Dow is one such and her album ‘Comet’ is beautifully sung from beginning to […]
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Ardentjohn “Malin Head” (Adulation, 2019)

July 18, 2019 Russell Murphy 0
The album’s title is taken from the name of the most northerly tip of the island of Ireland, Donegal to be precise, the last headland before Greenland, where folks will tell you that more ocean liners […]
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Maverick Festival – Day One, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk, 5th July 2019

July 18, 2019 David Chalfen 2
Now in its 12th year, Maverick Festival continues to be one of the premier festivals of the summer for lovers of Americana and roots music, the culmination of founder and director Paul Spencer’s working year. Festival […]
Album Reviews

Alice Howe “Visions” (Independent, 2019)

July 18, 2019 Louie Joe 0
Boston, MA native Alice Howe releases her first full-length album and there’s no doubt it will propel her right onto roots music lovers’ radars. Hard driving blues, modern folk or country ballads, Howe does it all […]

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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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Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

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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

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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

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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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Live Review: Beans on Toast, Stereo, Glasgow – 22nd February 2024

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Difficult. When you have a 15 year back catalogue and the same number of albums, chock full of smart protest songs, many of which are crowd favourites; not to look back at your younger self and […]
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Eliza Shaddad “Blossom” – Listen

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‘Blossom‘ was recently released by Sudanese-Scottish artist Eliza Shaddad, and it’s a timely song that captures the rapture of the awakening of new growth that is the annual miracle of Spring.  There’s an echo, perhaps, of […]
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Video Premiere: Rakish “Counting Down the Hours”

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When Rakish finish performing ‘Counting Down the Hours’ in this performance video, we are left with the overwhelming feeling of finding shared joy in the music and it is genuinely delightful.  The pair put on an […]

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