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Features

Video Review of the Year 2025

December 17, 2025 Andrew Frolish 2
Well, another year has flown by and will soon be consigned to history’s waste bin. It was a year of monstrous tariffs and volatile markets, of small boats and protests outside hotels, of ongoing, heartbreaking conflicts […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Pete Muller “One Last Dance” feat. Allison Russell

November 14, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
We’re delighted to premiere the latest single from Pete Muller. The Latin-inspired ‘One Last Dance’ features the powerful vocals of the outstanding, GRAMMY-winning Allison Russell. Themed around an inevitable failed romance, the song is built upon […]
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Classic Clips: Allison Russell “You’re Not Alone”- Americana Fest, 2022

November 7, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
The strange thing about the fabulously talented Allison Russell is that we all knew she was a fabulous talent – that goes without saying – through Po’ Girl and Birds of Chicago, as well as Our […]
Steve Dawson with Allison Russell
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Steve Dawson

November 4, 2025 Paul Kerr 0
Most folk reading this will probably be most familiar with Canadian Steve Dawson due to his tenure with the Birds of Chicago as guitarist/steel player on several of their tours over here in the UK. Dawson […]
Videos

Video: Julian Taylor Feat. Allison Russell “Pathways”

September 13, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
The new single from Julian Taylor is simply gorgeous.  Taylor’s mellow and tuneful guitar is immediately engaging and then his lilting vocal melody and performance elevates ‘Pathways’ to something truly special.  Toronto songwriters Robert Priest and Rosanne […]

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Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

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Of all the recent musicians we have sadly lost in recent times, the tragic news of the passing of Raul Malo last year was one of the most gut-wrenching for me. He was only 60 years […]
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Album Reviews

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”

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Southern rock debut for Canadian five-piece. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, The Wild High are a five-piece built around singer-songwriter Jon Harvey (formerly of the band Monster Truck). Harvey describes the band as “a chosen family of […]
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Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win tickets to see Dawn Landes live

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new americana we’ve heard over the last few weeks which this month includes new tracks […]

  • Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012
  • The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win tickets to see Dawn Landes live
  • The latest AUK Podcast featuring Dogwood Tales is available now
  • Icarus Phoenix “Choke” – and now I can barely speak
  • Video Premiere: Izzie Walsh “I Need You More”
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs
  • Bird “Held Here Together”
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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The View From Across La Manche #4 – from our own correspondent

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Markets, Macron and Musique. Rural France is, pretty much, in semi-hibernation for much of the winter. Around mid-October, it all goes very quiet. Many bars and restaurants shut up shop and people just hunker down to […]
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Video: Malcolm Holcombe “Black Bitter Moon”

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From his excellent new album Come Hell Or High Water this is yet another great song from grizzled country blues troubadour Malcolm Holcombe, one of the best out there.  He’s in Europe in May with probably […]
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Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, The Barbican, London, 25th January 2020

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A rare visit to these shores for Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn saw the pair on stage at The Barbican – it was the simplest of stage setups, a couple of chairs, a few microphones and […]

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