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Track Premiere: Sara Rachele “Terry Richardson”

February 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Sara Rachele’s last album ‘Scorpio Moon’ had a richly layered augmented band sound, but the follow up ‘Scorpio Sun’ which is due out this year has ripped up that design and started afresh with the emphasis […]
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Nada Surf “Come Get Me” – Listen

February 14, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
We leave you this week dear reader with a treat for those of you of a more Fannies bent, with a track from the new album by Nada Surf ‘Never Not Together’ – as Graeme Marsh […]
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June Tabor and the Oyster Band “Valentine’s Day Is Over” – Listen

February 14, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Not, we admit, a new song but on special days, such as today’s worship of romantic love, exceptions can be made.  Can it really be thirty years since this interpretation of Billy Bragg’s classic song was […]
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Kim Richey “Come Around” – Listen

February 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Rather than just re-issue ‘Glimmer’ for its 20th anniversary Kim Richey decided to re-imagine the songs and come up with a whole new album.  Entitled ‘A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer‘ it’ll be released […]
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James Taylor announces that he loves to cuddle

February 12, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
There are lots of other things he loves to do as well – rolling cigarettes for example, or falling off logs.  Now, he knows that sounds crazy – and who are we to disagree – but […]

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Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

Previews
September 28, 2026 0

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic

Tracks
September 28, 2026 0

Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness

Videos
September 28, 2026 0

Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”

Videos
September 25, 2026 0

Bob Dylan to unleash a 39 CD set of The Rolling Thunder Revue in November – start saving!

News
September 25, 2026 0
James McMurtry- photo credit: Mary Bruton Keating
Previews

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

September 28, 2026 0
The 20th annual Glasgow Americana festival will take place at various places around the city between 30th September and 4th October  with a mixture of some familiar and new faces. There will be over 50 musicians […]
Tracks

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic

September 28, 2026 0
Best. Finest. Interesting words. The Los Angeles Times says of Richard Thompson: “The finest rock songwriter after Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix.” That was Scott Timberg, who, of course, also worked with Richard […]
Videos

Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness

September 28, 2026 0
wilder life is the new single from Filippa Frisell and Erik Olsson, also known as the Swedish indie-folk duo Orange Oak. It’s a thoughtful song of falling in love and the way we make ourselves vulnerable. […]

  • Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October
  • Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic
  • Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness
  • Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”
  • Bob Dylan to unleash a 39 CD set of The Rolling Thunder Revue in November – start saving!
  • There are only 50 tickets left for Americana 25 – join us in Liverpool in November!
  • Beck “Ride Lonesome”
  • Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026
  • Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!
  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin
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  • Jed Cairns: A career high point I reckon. Fabulous album.
  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. I know, time, as tide waits for no man, lol. Can I suggest you focus on the first…
  • Angus MacSwan: "Ride Lonesome" is also a good Western starring Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher. Any connection, I wonder?

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Album Reviews

Jill Andrews “Modern Age”

August 8, 2023 0
A good album that lacks immediate impact. Jill Andrews isn’t that well known in the UK but her profile has been steadily growing, particularly back in her native U.S.A. She was a founding member of folk/alt-country […]
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A Circle Of Friends “Not Alone On The Floor” – not about dancing

May 25, 2023 0
A Circle Of Friends is a Danish Americana/Indie-Folk band whose members have notched up a few years experience in previous bands and musical ventures.  They aim to bring a Danish twist to their take on Americana, […]
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Kristina Train “We The People” – Listen

July 23, 2020 0
Kristina Train’s new song ‘We the People‘ was inspired by a touristy turn around Philadelphia’s historical monuments a few years back. She, and her co-writer Paul Olsen, were struck by the beauty of the language and […]

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