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The End Of America “Monsters” – Listen

August 27, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Monsters‘ is the latest single from the Philadelphia based band The End of America,  made up of Brendon Thomas, Trevor Leonard and  James Downes who produce incredibly tight harmonies in their alt-folk -rock influenced songs.  ‘Monsters‘ contemplates the […]
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GospelbeacH release another track from new album – Listen

August 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
We leave you this weekend dear reader with another little gem from the forthcoming new album from LA band GospelbeacH (not a typo – have to say this every time…). ‘Bad Habits’ will appear on their […]
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Kelsey Waldon “Sunday’s Children” – Listen

August 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Kelsey Waldon calls it as she sees it on this, her new single from her new album ‘White Noise/White Lines‘, released on John Prines’ Oh Boy Records.  That came about after Waldon moved from the wonderfully […]
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Padraig Jack “Minnie” – Listen

August 22, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Born on the largest of the Aran Islands, multilingual Padraig Jack is a singer-songwriter who claims influences including James Taylor, Van Morrison, Paul Brady and The Eagles.  ‘Minnie‘ is a love song, of sorts, as the […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: The Sadies “Northumberland West”

August 21, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
There was a time when Toronto quarter The Sadies used to tour the UK as regular as clockwork, which made them one of those bands you could see in venues that weren’t several train rides away, […]

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Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026

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It’s been two years since we updated our list of the essential podcasts in our part of the musical forest, and as podcasts do come and go on occasion, it seemed like a good time before […]
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The Proclaimers announce an ‘offensive’ new album and more tour dates

July 9, 2026 0
Cooking Vinyl has released the single You May Offend, the title track from The Proclaimers’ new album. It is brothers Craig and Charlie Reid’s first album since 2022’s hugely acclaimed Denture’s Out. Their 13th studio album’s […]
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AUK Shortcuts: Richard Neuberg, Grapes of Grain, Freedom Heartsong, Grain Electric, Erik Rabasca, Tony Kamel, Jeremy Beggs, Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott, and Skydiggers

July 9, 2026 0
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

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Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

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It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Red Rooster returns! Full line-up for Suffolk festival is announced

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What we’re learning this week is that there are quite a lot of americana festivals in the UK that feature the letter “R” – yesterday we had the Ramblin’ Roots Revue and today we have news […]
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Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”

May 8, 2026 0
During the opening lines of the foreword to Tom Piazza’s latest book, Living In The Present With John Prine, the widow of one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Fiona Prine, describes how her late […]
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Charlie Parr to tour UK next month

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Minnesotan legend Charlie Parr has announced his upcoming tour, including fifteen dates starting in Bristol on May the 4th. The series of gigs promote his most recent album, ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead‘. This, his […]

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