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Tom Delaney & Caroline Keane “John Kelly’s Old Concertina Reel Set”

March 23, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, at last the return of the “not quite every-Wednesday afternoon Instrumental Track” feature….and do we have an instrumental for you today.  We do!  You will hear and (by courtesy of the Video Editor!) see Tom […]
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Track Premiere: Catherine Campbell “Wild And Free”

March 23, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Catherine Campbell is an indie/folk singer-songwriter who was raised in Lexington, Kenyucky and is now based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Her sophomore EP, ‘Leave No Trace’, follows the 2019 EP ‘Young One’ and is scheduled for release […]
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Silver Lining “Your Everything” – Nordicana Perfection (yet again!)

March 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
So, the PR for this one arrives with the suggestion “RIYL: Darling West, The Northern Belle, Malin Peterssen, Erin Rae, Courtney Marie Andrews“, and we do and we do and we do and we do and then […]
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Track Premiere: Stanhope “Angry At Strangers”

March 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Stanhope is the performing pseudonym of Chris Rawlins, who has been performing since 2014, when he moved to Chicago and started playing at open-mics, local gigs and local tours.  He released an album ‘Bring on the […]
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Track Premiere: Roxi Copland “I Come From Crazy”

March 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Our second new song for the day comes from Roxi Copland who is refreshingly honest about herself, singing “if I’ve been drinking ain’t that much that I won’t do“.  Rash behaviour all runs in the family […]

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This week’s podcast sees Keith talking to two great songwriters. Cam Fraser of Boulder Fields, in the week of the release of Nothing Age, and Mary Gauthier, in the week of her release, Reckoning. Both very […]
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Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

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The remarkable thing about today’s track, The Werewolf Song, is that it comes from the first album by Michael Hurley. Remarkable because it is a song of some rare depth, full of disturbing imagery, set to […]
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Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

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Beginning with just woozy saxophone and Afton Wolfe’s strummed guitar, Slingshots builds steadily until it becomes the textured, frenetic high point of Wolfe’s live set. Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters command the stage, with Connor […]

  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier
  • Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon
  • Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”
  • Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice
  • Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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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”

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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”

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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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Solid country rock with memorable melodies and tight harmonies. Restos is a band born from the ashes of well established Texan outfit, Western Youth. All five members of Restos were members of (six-piece) Western Youth. The […]
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Jerry Joseph “The War I Finally Won” – mastering the harp

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Once would be a coincidence, but twice?  It seems that Jerry Joseph has been looting the bookshelves for song titles and inspiration – the new album is called ‘Baby, You’re the Man Who Would Be King‘ […]
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Jeff Karoub “Last Call” – for alcohol, for love, for democracy, for climate control

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Jeff Karoub’s latest song has a warm acoustic and a great piano sound – the latter is perhaps not surprising considering how Jeff recorded it, as he explained to Americana UK: “I found myself recently alone […]

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