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In a quiet Norwegian studio with Thomas & The Angry Hearts

February 23, 2026 John Lee 0
AUK Writer, John Lee, gets a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and witness the creative process in close-up. When I was invited to spend time with Thomas & The Angry Hearts in the studio, […]
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Americana Bedrock – Linda Ronstadt

October 24, 2022 Rick Bayles 1
In introducing this new series, Features Editor Clint West said that “this series will explore some of the artists that have laid down the foundations of what we now refer to as ‘americana’”. I think one […]
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Readers’ Picks: Dalton Mills ” The Last Goodbye”

June 11, 2021 Clint West 0
This week’s ‘Readers’ Pick’ is chosen by Christian Goulet from Montréal, Canada and brings to our attention an artist that AUK has never featured before. Thanks for putting that right Christian! Dalton Mills is a songwriter […]

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“The spirit of Americana UK” – our writing team remembers Paul Kerr

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Fred Arnold

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Bill Scorzari “Sidereal Days (Day 2)”

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Live Review: The Annie Keating Band + The Dreaming Spires, Little Rabbit Barn, Ardleigh, Colchester – 2nd October 2026

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“The spirit of Americana UK” – our writing team remembers Paul Kerr

October 8, 2026 0
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 […]
Features

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Fred Arnold

October 8, 2026 0
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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Bill Scorzari “Sidereal Days (Day 2)”

October 8, 2026 0
Part two of Bill Scorzari’s double-album project has him weaving from love lost to love kept and on the go. Bill Scorzari is a former New York trial lawyer with a Walt Whitman beard that extends […]

  • “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
  • The Brothers Gillespie “Kingfisher”
  • Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”
  • The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”
  • Élise LeBlanc “Lavender Honey” – honkey-tonk romance
  • Video Premiere: Wyatt Lowe “Deserts” – Let me lay down and rest
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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 […]
Interviews

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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Video Premiere: Nathan Jacques “Drifting”

September 5, 2022 0
Nathan Jacques’ new single, ‘Drifting’, begins with ethereal, sliding notes, immediately engaging the listener in a song that is, quite simply, beautiful.  This is stuff to get lost in.  At over six minutes, the song allows the […]
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Jerry Lehane “Runaway With You” – Listen

August 25, 2020 0
Nearly thirty years after they were recorded Jerry Lehana, of Boston’s The Dogmatics, is releasing an EP of five songs recorded just after the band came to a sudden halt with the death of bassist Paul […]
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Jessica’s Brother “Jessica’s Brother” (Fika Recordings, 2018)

June 25, 2018 0
Jessica’s Brother are a group from London formed in 2016, after drummer of The Wave Pictures’ Jonny Helm’s girlfriend (Jessica) introduced him to the man who would become primary songwriter in the group, her brother, Tom […]

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