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Will Oldham “Songs Of Love And Horror” (Domino, 2018)

November 26, 2018 Alan O'Hare 0
Will Oldham is one of a kind. Sure, the tools of his trade and how he uses them are as old as the hills, but there’s something startlingly original about this master craftsmen. Some of his […]
Album Reviews

Paul Collins “Out Of My Head” (Alive Naturalsound Records, 2018)

November 26, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Out Of My Head‘ is an unashamedly nostalgic album, hearkening back to a classic ’60s sound with jangly Rickenbacker, stomping drums and songs about music and girls and dreams of the future that should be taken […]
Album Reviews

Pale Mara “Pale Mara” (Independent, 2018)

November 26, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
How best to sum up Pale Mara? By saying that the collaboration of Allison Robinson and Lee Godleski is an easy listen, does that damn this debut album with faint praise? The Cambridge English Dictionary definition of […]
Live Reviews

Tuomo and Markus, The Borderline, London, 12th November 2018

November 23, 2018 Cary Gee 0
When offered the opportunity to hear Finnish musicians Tuomo & Markus and their band in the intimate surroundings of Soho’s Borderline club it seems plain stupid not to turn up, if only out of curiosity – […]
Album Reviews

The Trials Of Cato “Hide And Hair” (Independent, 2018)

November 23, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
New folk trio The Trials Of Cato have one of the more unusual backstories for a band. Although all three members were born in the UK they met and formed while living in the Lebanon taking […]

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Kingfishr “The Sunny Side Of The Street” – remembering Shane MacGowan

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Kate Prascher “Sunday Afternoon”

August 26, 2026 0
Behind the smile, a sense of dread, with anxieties flowing from all emotional directions. On her second album, Kate Prascher continues to draw from her influences: raised in Memphis, with a childhood spent amid the heart […]
Tracks

Kingfishr “The Sunny Side Of The Street” – remembering Shane MacGowan

August 26, 2026 0
Irish folk band Kingfishr are the latest to release a cover of a Shane MacGowan song in advance of the appearance of the tribute album 20th Century Paddy.   Across almost three dozen songs 20th Century Paddy […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “Into The Night”

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Into The Night is Ardentjohn’s second single of the year, following the energetic Hey Boy. It’s another song perfect for your late-summer soundtrack. Waves and layers of sound immerse you immediately, beginning with Seth Marron’s rolling, […]

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  • Kingfishr “The Sunny Side Of The Street” – remembering Shane MacGowan
  • Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “Into The Night”
  • Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!
  • Jim James “Wowed Out”
  • Foy Vance to release multi-part new album and play autumn tour dates
  • Sian & Rob Colquhoun “Sourwood Honey”
  • AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – August 2026
  • Sera Cahoone “I’ve Missed You All These Years”
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
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Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]
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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]

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Video Premiere: Ronley Teper “Big Black Clouds”

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Here is a gentle, calming and optimistic video to start your day.  Director and animator Carolyn Tripp has brought to life the words and feel of the latest single from Ronley Teper and The Lipliners.  The […]
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Our Man In The Field – active everywhere

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‘Gold On The Horizon’, is the forthcoming new album by Our Man In The Field aka singer/songwriter and actor Alex Ellis, which will be released in November.  ‘Gold On The Horizon’ has been produced by Tucker […]
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Laura-Mary Carter “Town Called Nothing”

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First solo recording for one half of long-term rockers Red Shoes. After 17 years touring the world as one half of rock duo Red Shoes Laura-Mary Carter has finally dipped her toes into the world of […]

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