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Something for the long weekend: Aoife O’Donovan “Phoenix”

April 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, that’s it for another week of great music and vibes.  Yes indeed, Thursday is the new Friday as we head into the long weekend – thank the multi-faceted deities for the four day Easter Weekend.  […]
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Dream Team Triple Header – Fairport Convention, Larkin Poe, Iggy Pop

April 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Or, as we like to call this surely near all day mini-festival: Convention Poe-Pop.  Actually, scrub that, it sounds like the TellyTubbies (ay-O).  But it would take a curmudgeon of monumental proportions to not be excited […]
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Ida Mae (With Marcus King) “When Eden Was My Girl” – it was all so much easier back then

April 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s only one way to describe this new song from Ida Mae – and that is downright rough edged and dirty.  Or raw, that’s another way to describe it.  Visceral.  Ok – there are many ways […]
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Alison Brown & Steve Martin “Foggy Morning Breaking” – Scruggs Style and Clawhammer duet

April 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Wednesday afternoon – at last.  What a week it has been, tell me about it.  Crazy.  So much craziness all around – don’t get me started.  You know, it’s a real relief to reach the Chilled […]
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Track Premiere: Steady Habits “I’d Rather Be Alone”

April 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
A Garbo-esque sentiment for today’s premiere, with a twist of be careful what you wish for irony to it.  Sean C. Duggan, the prime mover in Steady Habits, wrote the song a few years ago as […]

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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 […]
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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.
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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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Video: Larkin Poe “Bad Spell” (Acoustic)

September 25, 2023 0
Here’s something a little different from GRAMMY-nominated sister duo Larkin Poe.  The Nashville-based Rebecca and Megan Lovell are usually to be found with electric guitars in hand, delivering bluesy riffs with edge and energy – check […]
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Video: Passenger “Sword from the Stone”

January 14, 2021 1
Filmed in the epic Scottish Highlands, here’s the latest video release from Passenger, ‘Sword from the Stone’.  The gorgeous scenery is a match for the beauty of the song.  The single coincides with the release of […]
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Forgotten Artists – Bad Livers

October 28, 2020 2
In this latest article in our FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series regular contributor Clint West is back to remind us of a particularly innovative band that really pushed the boundaries of the Americana genre.

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