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Songs for the apocalypse: Fruit Bats “From a Soon to be Ghost Town”

March 13, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Occasionally, very occasionally, you come across a song where the first time you hear it you know it’s going to be one of those Desert Island Disc tracks which stays with you for the rest of […]
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Field Medic “Used 2 Be A Romantic” – Listen

March 13, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Field Medic is Los Angeles-based folk artist Kevin Patrick, and this song from his new album ‘Fade into the Dawn’ (out April 19th).  It was inspired by a terrible gig – but Kevin Patrick  tells it […]
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Track Premiere – JD And The Straight Shot “Invisible”

March 12, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
The new album from JD and the Straight Shot is called ‘The Great Divide‘, and saw the band convening at Nashville’s Sound Stage Studios for an all acoustic recording.  JD is Jim Dolan and he leads […]
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Track Premiere – Nicholas Mudd “Sailing Song”

March 11, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Nicholas Mudd grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by horse country and lush farmland, and  Mudd found himself immersed in country, southern rock, and traditional folk music. It was evident from a young age that he had […]
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Tony Benn “People Give…Advice” – Listen

March 8, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
There is a half-swallowed word in this PG-version of Tony Benn’s new single, which has the acoustic roots artist criticising the endless streams of information that bombard him from all electronic directions.  Let’s put it this […]

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

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artwork for Beck album "Ride Lonesome"

Beck “Ride Lonesome”

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Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026

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

September 25, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a previously unreleased song from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. His estate recently unveiled a comprehensive new box set, Origins 1971-1978, […]
News

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

September 25, 2026 0
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings on November 6th. The 39-CD box (I say again, 39!!!) set captures […]
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There are only 50 tickets left for Americana 25 – join us in Liverpool in November!

September 25, 2026 0
If you’ve been mulling it over for a while, then mull no more! We are now down to our last 50 odd tickets for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes […]

  • 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
  • Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice
  • Video Premiere: The Cashville Trash Pandas “Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth)”
  • The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks
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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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The HawtThorns “Tarot Cards and Shooting Stars”

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Smooth sounds and a great voice for a summer’s day – if we ever get one! The press release for the second album by husband and wife duo KP and Johnny Hawthorn, The HawtThorns’ describes their work […]
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Track Premiere: Darling West “Make It Last”

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Some people may have raised an eyebrow when they heard that Norwegian duo Darling West had been called “Cosmic Folk” by Lucinda Williams. Well, doubters, take a listen to today’s premiere and you’ll soon see that […]
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The Mammals “Nonet” (Soundly, 2020)

June 3, 2020 0
‘Nonet’ is compelling listening for these locked down times. In their blend of classic folk and Americana The Mammals, Mike Merenda and Ruth Ungar plus an ensemble of seven, ask searching questions about our environment and […]

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