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  • [ October 5, 2026 ] For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town” Features
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  • [ October 5, 2026 ] Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years Anniversary Cheers
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Full Time Men “I Got Wheels” – use them, that is what they are for

September 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
‘I Got Wheels‘ is the latest single released to support the re-issue/compilation of the music of Full Time Men.  In the mid-to-late ’80s, Full Time Men was a part time venture of Fleshtone Keith Streng (guitar […]
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Jolie Holland “Highway 72” – not looking for pity…

September 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
LA-based artist Jolie Holland will release her new album ‘Haunted Mountain‘ on October 6th, and today’s new song,  a duet with friend and collaborator Buck Meek, is taken from it.  ‘Highway 72‘ is a road-weary tune […]
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Allison Russell “Demons” – where’s the holy water?

September 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
We could waffle-waffle, pretending that both you dear reader and we have never really heard of Allison Russell and telling you about all the great people who are now her fans – Stephen Colbert, The New […]
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Ben Cook-Feltz “Magnet On Your Refrigerator” – is Nashville Eden?

September 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Ben Cook-Feltz has some doubts about Nashville – it’s just possible, he suggests, that Nashville is not the centre of the Universe, musical or otherwise.  And as a result he doesn’t have any intentions of upping […]
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Buddy & Julie Miller “I’ll Never Live It Down” – Nothing ever worked…

September 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
‘I’ll Never Live It Down‘ is, Buddy Miller says, “a song about capricious love and the heartbreak it brings.”  It was written by Julie Miller during an intensely creative period which saw upwards of 100 songs […]

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

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This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

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Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

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Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

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Steve Forbert
Features

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 […]
Anniversary Cheers

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
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness
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  • keith hargreaves: Thanks John don’t we all!!
  • Dusty Wright: RIP, Music Brothers! Condolences and blessings to their families. They will be missed. peace.
  • 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, […]
Behind the Songs

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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Video: Sadie Trigg “Old Man”

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If your debut single is going to be a cover it had better be a good one and this Colorado singer certainly manages that with this take on Neil Young’s song.  Great vocals, great video too.
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Violet Whimsey “Come To Me” – no, we are in love. Trust me.

October 19, 2021 0
New Jersey band Violet Whimsey are led by Ann Kim who wrote this song, the band’s new single, with a little help from a seminar.  See, they can work.  As she tells it, it all began […]
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Video: Brent Amaker DeathSquad “Hello”

July 17, 2020 1
Here is the distinctive, resonant voice of Brent Amaker and a typically stylish video from Brent Amaker Deathsquad.  The Seattle-based band are a sister act to Brent Amaker and the Rodeo and are all set for […]

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