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Darren Hayman “Thankful Villages Volume 3” (Independent, 2018)

December 4, 2018 Mark Nenadic 0
Released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, this final instalment of the former (indie-folksters) Hefner main man’s triptych focuses not only on the aforementioned villages, but also rural stories in general. As […]
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Kramies (ft. Grandaddy, Guided By Voices, Train) “Of All The Places Been & Everything The End” (Hidden Shoal, 2018)

December 3, 2018 Tim Merricks 0
Since signing with Australian label Hidden Shoal Records, Colorado-based Kramies Windt has forged a critically, if not necessarily commercially successful career by drawing on his European (Dutch) background, adding this to his own Appalachian roots and […]
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Brent Cowles “How To Be Okay Alone” (Dine Alone Records, 2018)

December 3, 2018 Andrew Frolish 0
The debut solo album from Brent Cowles, ‘How To Be Okay Alone’, follows two well-received records with his band, You, Me & Apollo. His personal narrative has included a strictly religious childhood, divorce by the age […]
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Rosali “Trouble Anyway” (Scissor Tail Records/Spinster Sounds, 2018)

November 30, 2018 Mike Elliott 0
Philadelphia’s Rosali builds upon the ethereality of her debut – 2016’s acclaimed ‘Out of Love’ – on the ghostly ‘Trouble Anyway,’ recorded and mixed by Jeff Zeigler, who has worked with The War on Drugs and […]
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Austin Lucas “Immortal Americans” (Cornelius Chapel Records, 2018)

November 30, 2018 Graham McCusker 0
‘Immortal Americans’, the seventh studio album by Indiana native Austin Lucas, arrives on the back of several challenges and changes faced in his personal life. Having moved back to his hometown of Bloomington after a twenty-year […]

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Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

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

July 7, 2026 0
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 […]
Tracks

Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet

July 7, 2026 0
If you like your folk-rock with a hint of jangle, then you’re going to like the new single from Tough Old Bird, who, we note, we last featured on Americana UK way back in 2019. Back […]
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Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen

July 7, 2026 0
The latest single from Ryan Bingham is a roaring rock and roll number. Let the Big Dog Eat features pulsing, pounding keys, dirty-sounding slide guitar and an infectious rhythm. Bingham’s rocking voice is powerful and gruff, […]

  • Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”
  • 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
  • Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”
  • Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell
  • Video Premiere: Visions Of Albion “In The Past”
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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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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Nicholas Mudd “Heartache Express” – Listen

May 28, 2020 0
The last time we heard from Nicholas Mudd it was on last year’s ‘Sailing Song‘.  There’s another form of transport this time – a traditional country steam powered Iron Horse, pulling the ‘Heartache Express‘ and heading […]
Videos

Video: Jimmy Bowen “Single Down in San Antone”

January 21, 2020 0
Jimmy Bowen’s new single, ‘Single Down in San Antone’, is accompanied by a lyric video.  It’s a familiar tale of a doomed relationship and heartbreak.  Bowen says the song: “…is a realistic song that tells how […]
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Silver Lining “Heart and Mind Alike” (Independent, 2018)

July 23, 2018 1
Norwegian Americana? Reviewed in the UK? Why not, Americana is a broad and growing church, and all are welcome. Silver Lining are from Oslo, and have a very gentle approach, producing beautiful music with space and […]

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