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Kyle McKearney “Rearview” – objects may loom larger

February 6, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, January passed us by and for the first time in a long time (if we skip the Covid years – and who wouldn’t want to do that?) there wasn’t the annual gathering of the Americana […]
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Paul Metsa & Alan Sparhawk “No Kings (No Crown)” – wasn’t this meant to be a Democracy

February 5, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
We’re bringing you some timely music from Minneapolis today, as musician, author, radio broadcaster Paul Metsa teams with Alan Sparhawk of Low for a song that was recorded last year but just gets to feel more […]
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Vanessa Lively “Ready To Find You” – let’s see what we can discover

February 4, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Vanessa Lively is a bilingual songwriter and non-profit founder – starting in 2017 a music-based non-profit in Austin called Home Street Music. The program holds music circles with people who have experienced chronic homelessness. In addition to […]
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P.J.M Bond “Coyote (King Of The Island)” – this land is my land

February 3, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s been a while since we heard from Dutch singer-songwriter  P.J.M Bond, who’s Hemingway inspired debut album “In Our Time” so impressed back in early 2024 as did his earlier EPs.  In the past we’ve made […]
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The Sky Chiefs “Engines” – start me up

February 2, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
The Sky Chiefs are setting up to release their self-titled debut album, which will be out on February 13th.  They are, though, more than worthy of attention because they consist of a duo already known in […]

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Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

October 9, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have some […]
Album Reviews

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

October 9, 2026 0
A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]
Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007
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Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

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In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]

  • Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”
  • The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”
  • Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002
  • Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”
  • Live Review: Martin Simpson, Kings Place, London – 25th September 2026
  • Teenage Fanclub “Do Not Dare To Dream”
  • Lastest AUK Podcast now available featuring Teenage Fanclub on the day of their new album release
  • Johnny & Lillie Flynn “Rambling Man” – are you inclined to ramble?
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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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Video: Mary Chapin Carpenter “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her”

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From the mid Nineties, and accompanied by a stellar set of backing singers including Emmylou Harris and Trisha Yearwood, this is the wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter with a song that sadly still has resonance today.  Have […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Laura Veirs “Cannon Fodder”

November 23, 2018 0
We’re not big rioters down here at Americana-UK Towers. We prefer to settle our differences by honest, quiet and frequently drunken discussion. Things rarely get out of hand and when they do The Editor is on […]
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Jon Dee Graham “Lost in the Flood” – endless joy in the cascade of time

October 25, 2023 0
Texas troubadour Jon Dee Graham has shared the second single from his upcoming album ‘Only Dead For a Little While’, which is out November 10th on New West subsidiary Strolling Bones Records. It’s a full-circle album […]

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