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

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Jim Kweskin “Four Or Five Times” – skiffling along

March 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Jim Kweskin – now that’s a legendary name, leader of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band through the Sixties and beyond, playing with people like Geoff Muldaur and appearing at the original Newport Folk Festival five years […]
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Track Premiere: Kung Fu Hippies “Days Gone By”

March 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Minnesota rock in it’s purest form is what Kung Fu Hippies are aiming at – and on today’s song ‘Days Gone By‘ they certainly achieve it.  An infectious number, likely to spark thoughts of bands like […]
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The SteelDrivers “Outrun” – got to getaway…

March 26, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
On ‘Outrun‘ The SteelDrivers create a modern take on the murder ballad, with the outlaw escape moving from a fast horse to a fast car.  No matter the steed though you can’t outrun yourself.  The song […]
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Ollella “Mothers & Colors” – painting a mood portrait

March 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Ellie Barber is Ollella, she grew up in Seattle and started to study the cello from the age of 9.  She previously worked as a creative director for a climate research institute aiming to further public […]
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BEATrio ‘Archipelago’ – out amongst the islands

March 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
BEATrio is a new band with at least one well known name in it.  Béla Fleck has joined forces with harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez.  It’s a lively combo which reminds Fleck of earlier […]

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Video: Jessi Colter “Same Old Blues” – a lost treasure

October 9, 2026 0
Four-time GRAMMY Award-winning Shooter Jennings has put together a second album of previously unknown songs from his country-superstar father, Waylon Jennings. Same Old Blues features the voice of Jessi Colter, his mother and Waylon’s wife. Two […]
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“The spirit of Americana UK” – our writing team remembers Paul Kerr

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It’s been a sad time for us here in the AUK community with the loss of two of our writers in such a short period of time, and the loss of our Live Reviews Editor for […]
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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Fred Arnold

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It’s the third in the new Feature, seeking out the best americana album by a UK artist, and Fred Arnold throws his hat in the ring this week What a challenge is this? – as a […]

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  • “The spirit of Americana UK” – our writing team remembers Paul Kerr
  • The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Fred Arnold
  • Bill Scorzari “Sidereal Days (Day 2)”
  • Live Review: The Annie Keating Band + The Dreaming Spires, Little Rabbit Barn, Ardleigh, Colchester – 2nd October 2026
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  • Élise LeBlanc “Lavender Honey” – honkey-tonk romance
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Erin Costelo “Down Below the Status Quo” (Seayou Records, 2016)

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Despite the protestations of countless wanabees across the world who all want their MTV, (or whatever the kids say now) being a musician is tough work. It’s difficult to tell if it’s harder in one genre […]
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Video Premiere: Pillarstone “Run Fox Run”

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Check out the new single from Irish musical project Pillarstone. Run Fox Run is an example of excellent songcraft, blending the energy and feel of various genres, including rock, Celtic folk, americana, and indie influences. Alex […]
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Live Review: Great Lake Swimmers + Portland, 100 Club, London – 10th May 2026

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A warm enough to not need a jacket evening, and a stroll down a surprisingly empty Oxford Street on a still early Sunday evening, which ended at the 100 Club entrance, which, again, surprisingly, was not […]

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