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Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

March 30, 2026 Richard Parkinson 4
Americana family pays fulsome tribute to a true classic of the genre. In an interview published in the February 2026 edition of Uncut, Emmylou Harris is quoted saying, “It’s because of Guy [Clark] and Townes [van […]
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Todd Snider “High, Lonesome And Then Some”

October 27, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
A wry set of songs rooted in experience and humour. Over thirty years since the release of his debut, “Songs For The Daily Planet”, Todd Snider’s latest album is clearly marked by the passage of time […]
Live Reviews

Live review: Jesse Malin + Aaron Lee Tasjan, Islington Assembly Hall – 1st May 2025

May 8, 2025 Martin Fisher 3
In May 2023, Jesse Malin was hit by a rare spinal cord stroke condition that effectively left him paralysed from the waist down. Told by many a doctor it was very unlikely he would walk again, […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Luck Reunion, Austin Texas – 13th March 2025

April 3, 2025 Mark Howson 0
Following on from Oliver Gray’s SXSW report we have another AUK reviewer who was at SXSW and took the time to bus it out to the annual Luck Reunion one day festival, hosted by Willie Nelson. […]
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Aaron Lee Tasjan announces UK and European autumn tour dates

June 26, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
Aaron Lee Tasjan’s latest album, the cracking psych-americana “Stellar Evolution” came out earlier this year but so far is only available digitally and on import.  Hopefully the announcement of Tasjan’s tour in the autumn of 24 […]

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Something for the weekend: Clem Snide “Where Have You Gone”

June 19, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we can’t let today pass without acknowledging the massive sense of relief after last night. Maybe the Reform guy is a better plumber than politician, although you […]
Album Reviews

American Aquarium “New Ways To Lose”

June 19, 2026 2
Twenty albums in and yet another hugely impressive release from American Aquarium. A look back through the Americana UK archives will find plenty of references to American Aquarium, including a very rare 10 out of 10 […]
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Shearwater return with “The New World” next month

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Shearwater’s new album The New World will be released on 31st July 2026 via the band’s own Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution. In the past quarter-century, Shearwater slyly became a distinctive, consistent and adventurous […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
Interviews

Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 2
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Album Reviews

Malcolm Holcombe “Pretty Little Troubles” (Gypsy Eyes Music, 2017)

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For those not familiar with Malcolm Holcombe, he is somewhat of an institution. There aren’t many artists that can say they’ve had a career quite like him and after 20 years and 15 studio recordings, he’s […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: Witness “My Time Alone”

June 6, 2019 0
Back in 2002 when Americana UK was one years old, we held a mini-festival at the Masque venue in Liverpool which celebrated the best of UK americana. Thanks to my shambolic organisational skills, the event over-ran […]
Book Reviews

The Gordon Sharpe Americana UK Book Award 2025

January 16, 2026 6
We are now into year 3 of our celebration of the best books we reviewed in the previous year. To learn why we have named it for our still missed colleague you can read AUK editor […]

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