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Americana UK Deputy Editor Jon Aird has a daily listen to the best new americana tracks

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Track Premiere: Roswell “Arabella”

February 1, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Roswell are Zoë Wren and Jasmine Watkiss, two harmony-obsessed multi-instrumentalists who formed their Folk-Americana duo after an impromptu open mic night in Cambridgeshire in 2018.  They’ve released two EPs so far – with ‘Remedy’’ released in […]
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Chatham County Line “B S R” – Down to the Delta

January 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Chatham County Line’s latest album ‘Hiyo‘ has just been released on YepRoc, it’s their tenth full length release which is something of a milestone for any band.  As we’ve noted previously, the new album sees Chatham […]
dASHDOWN
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dASHDOWN “Can’t Get Too High or Low” – new music inspired by a Florida tempest

January 30, 2024 Ed Donnelly 1
dASHDOWN weathers a hurricane and delivers a raspy-voiced rhapsody with ‘Can’t Get Too High or Low’.   Dave Ashdown, previously with Waiting For Henry, has his third solo EP. This is his third solo release and features […]
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The Northern Belle “Hell & Back” – where we’re heading

January 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This latest single from The Northern Belle finds the band leaning into their poppier side with ‘Hell & Back‘, which is a jangly, catchy, uptempo pop-tinged Americana tune.  On ‘Hell & Back‘ lead singer Stine Andreassen […]
A Circle of Friends
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A Circle of Friends “Youth Was Never Wasted on the Young” – Inspiration and insight in the face of worldwide challenges

January 29, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
A Circle of Friends prepare the next generation for trials and tribulations on ‘Youth Was Never Wasted On The Young’.  After a busy year of live performances in 2023 the Danish sextet kicks off the new […]

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“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

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Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

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Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”

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Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”

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News

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0
Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]
Features

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 0
Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]
Album Reviews

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1
Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]

  • New release from Neal Casal archives due in November
  • “A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson
  • Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”
  • Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”
  • Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Seamus Fogarty
  • Rita Bliss “One More Winter”
  • Father John Misty “The X-panded Universe” – surely not the MCU
  • Video: Good Wild Gods “Delancey & Me” – absorbing harmony and melodic depths
  • For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”
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  • Bobbo Byrnes: Wow. Thank you Andy. You clearly have some songs in you.
  • Alan Peatfield: Excellent track. Hope this is a prelude to a forthcoming album??
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Essentials: The Top Ten Buddy Holly Americana Covers

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It is a testament to his lasting influence and the fact that his songs have entered mainstream culture that Charles Hardin Holley, also known as Buddy Holly, is still a pervading musical presence 65 years after […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Padraig Jack

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Just off the west coast of Ireland, west of Clare and south of Connemara, lie three small islands. With weather-beaten cliffs, tiny stone-walled fields, and a small, resilient population, the Aran Islands are steeped in history. […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Fleetwood Mac “Shake Your Moneymaker”

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In this weeks news we learned from chancellor Phil Yer Boots and his boss PM Terry Might that the end of austerity is fast approaching and that we should all be grateful. To celebrate Phil announced […]

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