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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: Loose Cattle “Crescent City”

April 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
This cover of the Lucinda Williams song comes from New Orleans band Loose Cattle who have a line-up backstory which is so complicated we’re just going to tell you it all verbatim.  Up front there’s Kimberly […]
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Track Premiere: Kazimi “River Run”

April 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
New York based Kazimi says that she never set out to make an album and states “I don’t think I would’ve started if I had.”  Music had been a secretive activity in which Kazimi strove to […]
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Kassi Valazza “Smile” – Turn that frown upside down

April 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Shh…don’t tell the video editor, but we’ve got a Track here for you that has a visualiser video that might just stray into full video territory.  But I think it’ll be alright, he’s slipped out of […]
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Daisy Chute “Women” – it’s society that needs reshaping

April 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Daisy Chute’s latest single is taken from her new EP  ‘Maiden, Mother Crone’ which was released on April 14th.  It’s a song that offers a perspective on the safety of women walking home at night – […]
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Alison Brown (featuring Kronos Quartet) ‘Porches’ – classical leanings with banjo stylings

April 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, what do you know?  Here’s Alison Brown again in the Wednesday afternoon “instrumental when we have them” slot right here on Americana UK.  Another tune taken from Brown’s latest release ‘On Banjo’, this time we […]

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Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

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Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 11
We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0
Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]
artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"
Album Reviews

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0
Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

  • 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
  • Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”
  • Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances
  • Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017
  • The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out today – win a pair of tickets to 2027’s Cambridge Folk Festival
  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026
  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier
  • Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon
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  • 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 […]
Interviews

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 Premiere: Annie Bacon & her Oshen “Walk a Little Farther”

June 3, 2024 0
‘Walk a Little Farther’ is the latest single from Annie Bacon, a song that is finely crafted and full of atmosphere.  Bacon’s vocal performance is particularly effective; her weariness and hurt are evident in her voice […]
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Tedeschi Trucks Band to issue 2015 live “Mad Dogs” show with Leon Russell and more

July 21, 2025 0
Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) has announced the official release of “Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (LIVE AT LOCKN’) with Leon Russell”. Marking 10 years since the legendary tribute performance at the Virginia-based festival, the album will […]
Father John Misty
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After April sell-outs, Father John Misty returns to the UK and Ireland for new 2025 summer dates

December 17, 2024 0
Earlier in December 2024, AUK’s Guy Lincoln reviewed Father John Misty’s latest album “Mahashmashana”, awarding it a high 9/10. He wrote: “After all this then, what are we left with? Fundamentally “Mahashmashana” is a magnificent, overblown, […]

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