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Vox Continental – a new feature from Rick Bayles launches today!

February 27, 2025 Rick Bayles 0
Following on from our recent ‘Continental Shift’ series of features on americana music in continental Europe, we’re launching a new monthly column, Vox Continental. This column is designed to be a round-up of americana activity in […]
Continental Shift

Continental Shift: 3. France

November 28, 2024 Rick Bayles 2
Home territory for me and the enigma that is France. On paper, France should be a major territory for americana. Americana is often spoken about as being a continuation of the Troubadour tradition and France is […]
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Album Reviews

Peter Deaves “Ceol Agus Grá”

May 7, 2024 Andy Davidson 2
A capable songwriter and musician courting praise from many quarters. Peter Deaves has swapped Liverpool for a more bohemian lifestyle in Fontainebleau. The years in Paris have been spent organising and performing at live music events. […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 23rd January 2024

February 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
It goes without saying that the annual AmericanaFest Showcases organised by the AMAUK as part of their Conference is always a highlight of the year. With four venues (Moth Club, Paper Dress Vintage, Night Tales, Oslo) […]

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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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Videos

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 […]
Features

“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 […]

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

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, […]
Behind the Songs

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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Tracks

Josh Ritter “Truth Is A Dimension (Both Invisible And Blinding)” – truth wrapped in jest

July 17, 2025 0
Hot on the heels of the news of the latest album from Josh Ritter comes this, the second song released from “I Believe In You, My Honeydew.”  It’s a song that has previously seen the light […]
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Album Reviews

Steel Saddle “Steel Saddle”

July 30, 2024 0
Canadian country rock with a strong soulful twist. Steel Saddle is a six-piece Canadian band from Montreal. On their debut album, their relatively orthodox country rock instrumentation of guitars (electric, acoustic, pedal steel), organ/piano, bass and […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Old Spot “Fly That Red Kite”

November 22, 2022 0
Here is the latest mesmerising single from Old Spot, a brand new duo that was formed to bring traditional Appalachian music to contemporary audiences.  Just like watching the circling and soaring birds, ‘Fly That Red Kite’ […]

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