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Amanda Cook “Look Me Up By The Ocean Door” – we’re parting, but here’s where I’ll be

September 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Amanda Cook holds out the olive branch of reconciliation on today’s song, singing the goodbye of “The only thing that helped me in your world / Was you and that’s not enough” before offering the glimmer […]
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Annie Hughes “Lucinda” – the pain of the loss

September 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 2
Annie Hughes was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona, and now resides in Colorado.  She followed the well trod path to music through church and school choirs, along the way picking up a guitar for the […]
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Quick “Limonds Wynd” – one more drink?

September 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Glasgow’s Quick are quick by name and quick by nature – they’re not letting the newgrass grow under their feet and have, as you can see, already grabbed the prime spots in the local “Warm Bank” […]
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Track Premiere: Nels Johnson “American Dream”

September 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Portland-based singer-songwriter, Nels Johnson, is releasing the single ‘American Dream’ on Sept 13th, but Americana UK is offering a chance to hear it early.   The song is taken from the album, ‘Ios,’  which Johnson is releasing […]
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Terre & Maggie Roche “Kin Ya See That Sun” – Newly found recordings

September 9, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Singer-songwriter Terre Roche of the legendary NYC sibling folk trio, The Roches has announced the release of ‘Kin Ya See That Sun‘, a collection of previously unreleased live recordings and original songs written and performed by […]

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

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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 […]
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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”
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  • Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017
  • The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”
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  • Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026
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  • Anthony: Very sad news. Beautiful choice of song to pay tribute to them.
  • Morag (Scary Biscuits): Heartbroken at this news (and still trying to process it), but such a beautiful tribute to them both, and perfect…
  • John Jenkins: Very sad news - My condolences to the families and AUK friends - xx

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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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Live Review: Courtney Marie Andrews + Charlie Jonas Walter, St Mary’s Church – Twyford, Hampshire – 23rd October 2025

October 29, 2025 0
It’s been two long years since Courtney Marie Andrews graced these shores, so it was perhaps unsurprising that her autumn 2025 run of smaller, but characterful venues sold out in short time. The first date of […]
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Amythyst Kiah​​​ featuring Billy Strings – “I Will Not Go Down”

August 28, 2024 0
This song from Amythyst Kiah’s new album ‘Still + Bright’  (out Oct. 25th via Rounder Records) not only features Billy Strings – who you might expect to find around this local – but also has an […]
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Kilkenny Roots Festival announces line-up for 2019

March 5, 2019 0
The multiple award-winning songwriter Patty Griffin, legendary Texan roots rocker Alejandro Escovedo and former Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle are heading up what can only be described as a fairly stellar line-up for the 2019 Kilkenny Roots […]

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