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Track Premiere: Wayne Graham “Taking You In”

September 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Much like Blondie, who famously sported “Blondie is a band” badges, Wayne Graham are at pains to point out that they too are a band – there is no Wayne Graham (at least, not in the […]
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The OK Factor “Love Song For Lucy” – she’s a dog

September 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
We are breaking one of the unwritten rules of the site here – no songs about your lovely kid, no songs about your great dog.  Two topics that seem to be able to bring the unbearably […]
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Track Premiere: My Girl The River “Solitaire”

September 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
My Girl The River are the perfect example of Americana that is also UK – fronted by the now UK based Louisiana native Kris Wilkinson on vocals and acoustic guitar the band consists of her partner […]
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Andrew Weiss And Friends “When It Rains, It Really F**ks Up My Mood” – Guns, Guns, Guns

September 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
You know that the song isn’t really called that, and it’s not that we’re squeamish about words it’s just that if we use the unbleeped version it messes with whatever the internet search facility of choice […]
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Frances Luke Accord (featuring Darlingside) “In My Life” – we love them more

September 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
What could be better than to be Frances Luke Accord (Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers) and gaining routine comparisons to Simon & Garfunkel for their sweetly blended vocals?  Their music certainly draws on that earlier duo’s […]

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Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]
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Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

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As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker […]
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Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

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Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Darlingside “Darkening Hour” – where has the time gone…

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Not that we’re ultra-competitive here on Americana UK, but it’s a pleasure to have the new song to feature before the Editor has had time to grab it.  Because we’re big fans of Darlingside, there’s so […]
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AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part five

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The AMAUK conference is now into its fourth year and one of the highlights is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony featuring the best of americana talent, both homegrown and […]
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