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AUK Shortcuts: Sam Bergquist, Lightning Stills, James Deely, Dana Robinson, CJ Land, Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl, Suzanne Jarvie, Celina Siva, Jody Peck and Dash Rip Rock

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Ferris and Sylvester proclaim “It’s a Joy To Be Alive”

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The Jayhawks celebrate 40 years with UK tour and a new album, Yippee!!

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Ferris and Sylvester proclaim “It’s a Joy To Be Alive”

June 3, 2026 0
Having topped the UK’s Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart, earned an Album of the Year at the Americana UK Awards, and played everywhere from Glastonbury to SXSW, Ferris & Sylvester have announced their new album, […]
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It was fifty years and five months today…

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Well, here’s the thing, we’re hitting all the anniversaries over the next few years.  And whilst it is true that Dylan’s Desire came out on the 5th of January 1976 there is another reason to mention […]
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Nathan Evans Fox “Heirloom”

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A record built to last. “Nathan Evans Fox sounds like the truth. In the end, that’s what we go to songwriters for, isn’t it?”  These words opened Alan O’Hare’s review for Americana UK, writing about 2018’s […]

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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

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Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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