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Something for the weekend: Ruston Kelly “Belly of the Beast”

December 1, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re an AUK supporter, your new playlist will be winging its way to you at 5pm tonight, along with our exclusive “The Best Americana I’ve […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – only twenty four sleeps to go

December 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Oh no – it’s actually December!  How did that happen?  Well, the same way that it always happens – Christmas and the annual festivities around a week off from Americana UK always seems so far away.  […]
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Dr John “Such A Night” – solo and live

December 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Hey, we do not need to introduce Dr John to you.  And if that’s not the case, if you’re thinking “Dr Who?” all we can say is that you are in for a treat with this […]
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Shay Martin Lovette “Dark November” – Darker December on the way

November 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
North Carolina singer-songwriter Shay Martin Lovette paints a gentle picture of a ‘Dark November‘ on his latest single taken from the EP ‘True As They Come’, which is set to be released on April 26, 2024.  […]
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Annie & The Bang Bang “American Pop Fever Dream” – is this what you humans call love?

November 29, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
It sounds like, well, what ?  Take this set of lines: “Futon in the basement / Candle on the bookshelf / you turn up the radio / gonna find out what we don’t know” and marry […]

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Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana/folk rock band. Their signature is considered songwriting across a variety of styles, but always melodic, with fantastic harmony singing. Musically timeless, there are elements of Laurel Canyon songwriting, focussing […]
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The Red Clay Strays have unveiled their new album, Grateful, arriving via HBYCO Records/RCA Records on 5th June 2026. Produced once again by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit), Grateful […]
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People used to call Dan Bern “the new Dylan” or sometimes “smarty pants.” There have been more than a few new Dylans over the years. Bern was not one of them. A pal of mine back […]

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

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Tumbleweeds roll through a dusty town, the barroom doors clatter back and forth in the wind and the Ennio Morricone soundtrack rattles with a raucous choir. It’s not, however, a cheroot chewing man with no name […]
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No Coward Soul “The Boondox”

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A fine sophomore album that simply gets better with repeated plays It’s not often that a London based Americana outfit release an album that is full of tales from the more remote parts of Alaska, but […]
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Brother Starling “The Weight of Change” (2020)

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A quintet hailing from Philadelphia, Brother Starling are an Americana and Classic Rock band who have just released their debut LP, ‘The Weight of Change’. The album itself focuses on these volatile times which we live […]

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