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

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Julian Taylor “City Song” – Travelling Out, it’s not easy

September 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Julian Taylor’s next release is called ‘Anthology Volume One‘ and, as you might guess, it’s his first retrospective from his various musical outings with the band Staggered Crossing, the Julian Taylor Band, and his more recent […]
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Dori Freeman “Do You Recall” – in great detail….

September 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
This is the title song from Dori Freeman’s new album – her fifth – which will be released on November 17th.  The song is a reflective reminisce on the early days of love, with rings proffered […]
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Cat Rose Smith “Tough Luck” – if it wasn’t for bad luck….

September 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Despite mention of cards and dice rolling, today’s song from Cat Roe Smith is a far cry from the last time we featured her – the gaming described here is ostensiably a tale of an 1850’s […]
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Van Plating “The Hard Way” – featuring Reckless Kelly

September 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Today is, it appears, true story day.  There’s two strands of truth to Van Plating’s new song ‘The Hard Way‘ – there’s the near death experience that it draws on and there’s the dream fulfilment of […]
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The Resonant Rogues “Leave The Path” – you can go your own way

September 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Well here’s a song to kick-start your Monday morning, the latest release from The Resonant Rogues is taken from their fourth – and at last eponymous – album.  It see’s the duo of Keith Josiah Smith […]

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For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”

October 5, 2026 0
Steve Forbert arrived on the music scene in 1978 fully formed and alive with youthful energy and attitude. Fast forward nearly fifty years and he continues to make music that is consistently relevant and enjoyable. Touted […]
Album Reviews

This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

October 5, 2026 0
Deeply human songs with indie sensibilities and shades of bluegrass. This is Lorelei is the moniker used by singer-songwriter Nate Amos. He’s also in the experimental, indie pop band Water from Your Eyes, where he plays […]
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Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

October 5, 2026 0
Warner Music UK/Rhino release a 35th-Anniversary version of the classic sophomore album from the Levellers. Originally released in 1991 with that iconic opening “There’s only one way of life / And that’s your own”, the Levellers […]

  • For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”
  • This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”
  • Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years
  • Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments
  • Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”
  • Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026
  • Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could
  • Video: Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds “All I Ever Wanted”
  • Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson
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  • John Jenkins: Another Excellent show - love Mary Gaulthier. Wish i could write a song with her myself - Best wishes John

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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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Joy Williams “Canary” – Listen

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You may have been wondering what’s happened to Joy Williams, the other half of the Civil Wars.  Well, she had her second baby and, whilst she was getting on with that there was also the small […]
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Victoria Liedtke and Jason Ringenberg announce new duet covers project

November 22, 2023 0
Victoria Liedtke and one of the nicest people in Americana, Jason Ringenberg, have announced details of a duets album ‘More Than Words Can Tell’, which is coming out March 22nd 2024. The project sees the duo […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Richard Thompson “Keep Your Distance”

April 9, 2020 0
Well here we (still) are. Here’s hoping that you are keeping well, dear reader, and that you are finding things to keep you occupied if you happen to be self-isolating, social distancing, furloughed or simply keeping […]

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