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Rodney Crowell “Christmas Everywhere” (New West, 2018)

December 14, 2018 Paul Kerr 1
At last, a grown up Christmas album which acknowledges the conflicting demands of the season, how to weather the commercial blitzkrieg, keep the kids happy and keep oneself sane. Rodney Crowell’s Christmas album has been some […]
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Cam Penner and Jon Wood “At War With Reason” (Independent, 2018)

December 13, 2018 Mark Underwood 0
You know an album’s made an instant impression when your first response on reaching the end of the last song is to immediately give the record a second airing, as well as committing to take the […]
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George St Clair “Ballads of Captivity and Freedom” (Independent, 2018)

December 13, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
It is probably no surprise that singer-songwriters and balladeers will often draw their inspiration from the world in which they hail. Although now living in the UK, George St Clair hails from the high plains of […]
Album Reviews

JD McPherson “Socks” (New West Records, 2018)

December 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Socks‘ sees JD McPherson return to his rock and roll roots for a Christmas album featuring eleven original songs. It’s an album that captures the novelty aspect of the original rock and roll era, when major […]
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GospelbeacH “Another Winter Alive” (Alive Naturalsound Records 2018)

December 12, 2018 Michael Farley 0
GospelbeacH were formed in 2014 by vocalist and guitarist Brent Rademaker ex of Beachwood Sparks amongst others and comprise a group of experienced and well-travelled musicians. As may be expected from a group of people who […]

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JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

July 7, 2026 0
JP Harris, known across the americana world as a craftsman of outlaw country and old-time music, has announced his sixth full-length album. Shaving A Dead Man, produced by and featuring GRAMMY-winning musician Chance McCoy (Old Crow […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Charm Of Finches

July 7, 2026 0
Approaching this feature is always really difficult; starting from a position of identifying someone that the wider world doesn’t know well enough and that their lives would be enriched by, if only they had a wider […]
Album Reviews

Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”

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Songs of personal significance. Matt Jones and The Bobs formed way back in 2011 while they were studying at Radford University, all sharing a love of americana, roots, and classic rock. Their debut album Brother’s Hymn was […]

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  • Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet
  • Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen
  • For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”
  • Rodney Crowell “Then Again”
  • Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0
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

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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Courtney Marie Andrews @Celtic Connections, O2 ABC Glasgow, 31st January 2018

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Despite being spread over 18 days Celtic Connections still throws up gig conflicts. Tonight Willie Vlautin is appearing up the road promoting his latest book, normally a must attend for Americana fans. However, we’ve plumped for […]
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Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear “Childhood Goodbye” – Listen

March 14, 2018 0
There are not so many mother and son folk duos, but if they could all sound as good as Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear then we’d be all in favour of this being the next […]
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Callaghan, Bush Hall, London, 26th April 2018

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Bush Hall is one of those milestone venues for many artists when they are building their careers as it is just the right size to test whether an act can headline their own London show. With […]

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