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[ October 2, 2026 ] Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson News
[ October 2, 2026 ] Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness AUK Mini-Gigs
[ October 2, 2026 ] Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish” Album Reviews
[ October 2, 2026 ] Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances News
[ October 2, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017 Classic Clips

Broken Forest “Spirit Of The Meadows” – the skylarks ascending

August 11, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Perhaps the most attention-grabbing part of the backstory for Broken Forest, and in particular today’s song ‘Spirit of the Meadows‘, is that this most perfect sounding piece of modern British Folk is the work of Luise […]

Mason Via “Love Train” – one train leaves town, hope aboard another

August 10, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s true that we don’t feature a great number of people who have appeared on American idol (or, for that matter, the myriad of other musical talent shows around the world) but Mason Via is something […]

Chris Shiflett “Long, Long, Year” – seems like so much longer…

August 9, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Chris Shiflett says of his new song that: “The line ‘It’s been a long, long year’ was rattling around my head for obvious reasons, but I framed it as a love song,” and ‘Long, Long Year‘ […]

Eliza Carthy “The Snow It Melts The Soonest” – from new album

August 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s no-one like Eliza Carthy, what a singer and musician and what an innovative reshaper of traditional songs. Is it fair to say the reigning queen of English folk? Yeah, why not. Celebrating thirty years as […]

Robyn Hitchcock “The Shuffle Man” – Jump cuts (and cats)

August 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

It would be easy to characterize ‘The Shuffle Man‘ as tuneful and catchy insanity – what can one make in a rational world of the opening lyrics “I sit out the window / I sit out […]

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

October 2, 2026 4

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 […]

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"

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 […]