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VERSIONS – “Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)”

July 27, 2020 Paul Villers 13
Here we are again with “VERSIONS” – our look at the songs, the performers and the interpretations by performers of the songs. This time around Martin Johnson casts his eye over over ‘Senor (Tales of Yankee […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Compilations: Various Artists “Real: The Tom T. Hall Project” (Sire, 1998)

July 21, 2020 Clint West 1
There are musical moments in your life that are of such significance that you will remember them forever. I recall buying my first record, going to my first gig and lying in bed as a 15-year-old […]
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Yola nominated for GRAMMYs including best americana album

November 21, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
The full list of the nominations for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards have been announced and queen of country-soul Yola has received four nominations including Best New Artist and three nominations in the Roots category including Best […]
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Calexico + Iron and Wine announce New Album ‘Years to Burn’ and Tour

May 30, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
A double header that will be of great interest to readers of Americana UK is a tour later this year when Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico hook up with Sam Bean of Iron and […]
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Three tunes for a Monday! Josh Ritter, Jamestown Revival and Calexico with Iron & Wine

March 25, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Rolling Stone Country have published a flurry (the non-snow variety) of good tunage over the last few days which you won’t want to miss, so we’re posting them here.  First up is Calexico and Iron & […]

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Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

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A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]
The Mavericks in May 202o
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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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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Folk Alliance International Awards Results

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The International Folk Music Awards – presented by Folk Alliance International (FAI) – were announced on the 21st of February during a starry night of music and speeches (more of that anon) that opened the conference […]
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Tildon Krautz bring their “Anti-rational Rabbit Folk” to the UK in June

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The ever so slightly eccentric Tildon Krautz, a French based band who offer bluegrass, folk, jazz and blues all wrapped up (on their albums) in homemade collages and artwork that one reviewer likened to “Hieronymous Bosch […]
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Sammy Brue ” I Am Nice” (New West Records 2017)

June 12, 2017 0
Bloody hell. This is the frankly astonishing debut album from the Portland, Oregon native Brue who has been mentored by Justin Townes Earle and produced by half of The Civil Wars and a quarter of the […]

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