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Americana UK Deputy Editor Jon Aird has a daily listen to the best new americana tracks

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Straw Bear “Venetian Gothic” – Listen

November 23, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Taken from their forthcoming album “Fiction” set for an early 2018 release, indie folksters Straw Bear have released the first track Venetian Gothic, a beautifully-crafted, guitar-drenched gem. The band, whose fans include Cerys Mathews, Bob Harris and Tom Robinson (the […]
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Josh McGovern “Love Left Lost” – Listen

November 22, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Love Left Lost is the new single from Brighton singer-songwriter Josh McGovern. Blessed with a deep baritone with a fantastic timbre it’s fortunate that he also has the knack for writing dark and moody folk songs […]
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Ferris & Sylvester “Better in Yellow” – Listen

November 21, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
So, your friend has thrown out all her fashion clothes and is stalking around in an all black urban camouflage. What do you do? Well, if you are Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester then you proffer […]
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Sarah Clanton “Silver Lining” – Listen

November 20, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Sarah Clanton is that unusual thing – a Nashville based cellist/singer-songwriter. It’s a twist that gives a very different sound to her beautifully sung and thoughtful lyrics. Take Silver Lining for example – which was inspired […]
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Dan Michaelson “Careless” – Listen

November 17, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s nothing careless about this track – the string section is magnificent, Dan Michaelson’s cracked vocal is simply embodying the distress of unravelling love.  Someone should check Dan’s ok.  But before you do that take a […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

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Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

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July 13, 2026 0
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Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

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Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 2
Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]
Album Reviews

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1
No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
  • Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”
  • Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?
  • Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)
  • Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”
  • Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”
  • Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012
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  • Jonathan Aird: Hi Steve - thanks for the comment, really glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for the information about the Tonight…
  • Steve Robinson: Hey Jonathan, What a fun read. Had the pleasure of singing that song with Roger many times as part of…
  • Martin Johnson: AUK had a chat with Ed a couple of years about his life in and love of music. https://americana-uk.com/interview-ed-snodderly-on-his-many-faceted-career-in-the-music-of-the-american-south

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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
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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Interview: Nils Lofgren

October 22, 2019 1
Nils Lofgren, one of the world’s great guitarists, is a musician’s musician. He has shared a stage or a recording studio with the likes of Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Lou Gramm and Ringo Starr and for […]
Album Reviews

Scott Cook “Tangle of Souls” (Independent, 2020)

September 30, 2020 0
Sometimes a package arrives that might just take your breath away and, ‘Tangle of Souls’, by Canadian Scott Cook, is one such. As well as the download, CD (or vinyl if you prefer) there is a […]
Live Reviews

Sam Morrow, Slaughtered Lamb, London, 18th June 2019

June 27, 2019 1
There’s been a real buzz around recent performances from Sam Morrow and his band, over in the UK for their first proper tour, and with good reason. It’s hard to credit that the LA- based Texan […]

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