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North Mississippi Allstars “Set Sail (Part 1)” – Better lands, better times coming in to view

November 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Coming from the rockier and yes even funkier end of the Americana spectrum, North Mississippi Allstars have been mining their groove for twenty-five years now, with a dozen albums to their name.  Their next release is […]
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Clever Hopes “Shadow Waltz” – you’re here, but you’re already gone

November 15, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
The sounds of the regretful reflections that something has finished, and perhaps finished sooner than one half of the participants would have had it happen.  It’s a thing for two to agree on, and if one […]
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Something for the weekend: The Sadies “Stop and Start”

November 12, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it for us for another week dear reader. We leave you with a new song from Toronto’s americana stalwarts The Sadies which we know absolutely nothing about other than the lyric video below was […]
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The Jaws Of Brooklyn “Fever” – Burn, Baby, Burn

November 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Born from the meeting of Radio Raheem’s three members (Zia Uddin-Drums, Paul Christofferson-Bass, Bryan Cohen-Guitar) with singer Lindsay Love.  The place – Seattle.  The time – the height of the 2020 portion of the COVID pandemic […]
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Christy Moore “Clock Winds Down” – it’s the end of the world as we know it

November 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
With the COP26 winding to a close this weekend this new song from Christy Moore couldn’t be more timely.  Picture, if you will, a planet with a changing climate and a leadership example given by the […]

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Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 3
An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]
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Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0
Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]
Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026
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Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0
The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]

  • Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice
  • Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”
  • Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026
  • Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music
  • Jayne Pomplas “This Is How The World Ends”
  • Folk-americana duo Rosine announce debut album due Spring 2027
  • Nicole Mish “Hope is Restless”
  • Julie Christensen “Don’t You Push” – no names, no id, and that’s the cops
  • Video Premiere and Q&A: Lady Nade “Identity”
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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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Sam Kelly “Dreamers Dawn”

June 20, 2025 0
Folk meets pop in new release, and pop comes out on top. Sam Kelly’s new album “Dreamers Dawn” packs power into folk pop. It focuses on original songs, while not always achieving the same depth in […]
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The Pine Hearts “Back To Sustain” (Independent, 2020)

January 17, 2020 0
The Pine Hearts sound just like you would expect a band who hail from the foothills of Washington State’s Cascade Mountains to sound like. A three-piece string band, they are as refreshing as a mountain stream […]
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Video Premiere: David Starr “Angel from Montgomery”

April 7, 2021 0
It is hard to believe that a year has passed since the legendary John Prine died and it’s a fitting tribute to premiere this excellent cover of one of Prine’s greatest songs.  Following his well-received album ‘Beauty […]

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