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Ajeet, Sukhmani, and Aisling Urwin “Ash + Bone” – Heading for Freedom

December 1, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s quite rare for a band or artist to refer to themselves as a “unicorn in the music industry” but such is the claim that Ajeet, Sukhmani, and Aisling Urwin make with the release of their […]

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Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”

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Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”

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Elaine Palmer announces Autumn UK tour

September 14, 2026 0
Buoyed by the fantastic reception for her latest album, Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold, North Yorkshire songwriter Elaine Palmer has announced a series of shows for the Autumn months. Released in April, the album received […]
Artwork for Ewan Macintyre album "On These Islands We Sing"
Album Reviews

Ewan Macintyre & Herding Cats “On These Islands We Sing”

September 14, 2026 0
An atypical blend of influences results in an album of great appeal. There has never been a time like the present for the merging of traditions. Long before the advent of generative AI (which has certainly […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”

September 14, 2026 0
Been in a heightened state of emotion recently due to bereavement, thought I was settling down and getting back into the rhythm of things, but as I have been told a thousand times, these things are […]

  • Elaine Palmer announces Autumn UK tour
  • Ewan Macintyre & Herding Cats “On These Islands We Sing”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”
  • Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”
  • Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Micah P Hinson – “Oh, Spaceman” – Listen

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Idiosyncratic Americana troubadour Micah P Hinson returns with a new album Presents The Holy Strangers, out on Full Time Hobby on 8 September.  Oh, Spaceman is the first track made available from it – and it’s […]
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Uncle Lucius “Civilized Anxiety” – Welcome back, Uncle

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You’ll recall long time reader that we’re quite keen on Uncle Lucius, keen enough to wonder whatever happened to them.  Well, as today’s song illustrates after several years on hiatus, Uncle Lucius are back again with […]
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Something for the long weekend: Great Lake Swimmers “Swimming Like Flying”

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Neglect dear reader comes in all kinds of different forms but the cruelest kind for AUK readers is when the PR for a great band entirely relevant to our audience don’t send us their new album […]

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