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Mince Pie Mondays – Is there any Brandy Cream left?

December 16, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Another dip into the seemingly bottomless well of more or less Americana-ish / country / singer-songwriter / folk offerings that celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.  Still a dearth of directly Solstice themed songs…we’ll […]
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Something for the weekend: The Milk Carton Kids “The First Noel”

December 13, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2
Well that’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a track from our brothers from another mother(s) The Milk Carton Kids whose new album “Christmas in a Minor Key” landed […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – so, we are having a tree then?

December 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 2
We’re entering that point in December when it is likely that there has already been the opportunity for hitting the festive-themed sandwiches heavily, or stacking high the Winterval pizza offerings, or to have had the first […]
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Track Premiere: Loudon Wainwright III “Primrose Hill”

December 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Earlier this year the legendary Loudon Wainwright III (whom we’re sure requires no introduction) played a three-night residency at Nell’s Jazz and Blues in London.  The shows were recorded and twenty-one of the songs are used […]
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Echo Valley “Crabbuckit” –

December 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Some bands would have gone for the easy choice – The Andersons – since Echo Valley are a family affair:  Elizabeth Anderson on lead vocal and acoustic guitar, Olivia Anderson (banjo) and Emily Anderson (fiddle) on […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Andrea von Kampen

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Andrea von Kampen plays from her kitchen, and I’d be sorely tempted to say she is cooking in her AUK Mini-Gig performance. But that would be trite. Instead, the focus should be on the Lincoln, Nebraska, […]
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Kyle LaLone “Make My Own Way”

June 9, 2026 0
Less is more provides a harder edge for accomplished songsmith. Sober since 2018, Kyle Lalone’s second album, released five years after his debut release Looking For the Good, sees him moving on from tales of a […]
Mark Selby at Troublesome, Colorado, 26th August 2007
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More People Really Should Know About: Mark Otis Selby

June 9, 2026 0
Checking on Americana UK’s past references to Mark Otis Selby finds only my own pick as No 10 in my top 10 americana albums back in 2020, so it’s definitely the case that more people should […]

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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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Video: Guy Clark “Desperados Waiting For A Train”

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This week’s retro slot is filled by the peerless and much missed Guy Clark with a 1977 performance of one of his classics.  Have a good weekend, more videos on Monday.
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AMAUK Awards 2025 winners announced

January 24, 2025 0
The winners of the UK Americana Awards 2025 were revealed last night at an apparently glittering ceremony at Hackney Church, London. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings scooped Best International Album and Single awards for “Woodland” and […]
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Kyle Daniel “Kentucky Gold”

August 23, 2024 0
Enjoyable and varied southern rock with good, memorable melodies. The first track on this, Kyle Daniel’s debut album, is the hard rock, “hard man” song ‘Can’t Hold Me Back’ with him stating “I’m back, I’m bullet-proof, […]

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