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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 Martin Johnson 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

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Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

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Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”

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First Aid Kit & the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, live at the Royal Albert Hall, London - 30th September 2026

Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026

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Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could

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Anniversary Cheers

Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

October 5, 2026 0
Warner Music UK/Rhino release a 35th-Anniversary version of the classic sophomore album from the Levellers. Originally released in 1991 with that iconic opening “There’s only one way of life / And that’s your own”, the Levellers […]
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Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

October 5, 2026 0
Dom Flemons, the GRAMMY Award-winning musician and music scholar, will release his new album Making American Music: The Smithsonian Sessions on 22nd January 2027 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Recorded in the Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall […]
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Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”

October 5, 2026 0
Low-key folk with beautiful vocals and evocative, atmospheric, sensuous words. Laura Cortese grew up in San Francisco and discovered folk music through the fiddle camps she attended. She has toured with artists including The Mountain Goats […]

  • Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years
  • Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments
  • Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”
  • Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026
  • Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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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Tales from the Long Road: Down the road with Jess Williamson

September 4, 2024 1
AUK got some time to talk with singer-songwriter Jess Williamson as she travelled down from Leeds to London.  This sort of journey is nothing for Williamson who regularly drives between her twin bases of Los Angeles […]
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Mountain Man release Fiona Apple cover – Listen

February 18, 2021 0
The folk trio with Appalachian tendencies Mountain Man have been on a roll recently, releasing as they have covers of songs in the last year by Wilco, John Denver and Kacey Musgraves, and they’ve now released […]
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GracieHorse “LA Shit”

May 18, 2023 0
‘LA Shit’ is an album that gives a lot in exchange for a deeper listen. GracieHorse is the performing name of Gracie Jackson, formerly of Boston duo Fat Creeps, and ‘LA Shit’ marks her first recording […]

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