Folk Alliance International

Meanwhile, in Montréal – connection and inspiration at the 2025 FAI Awards

February 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The 2025 Folk Alliance International (FAI) conference wrapped up over the weekend, and it was another occasion which made us wish that the petty cash was a rather larger pot… one day, one day… It’s an […]

Folk Alliance International Awards Results

February 23, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

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 […]

Allison Russell is double award winner at Folk Alliance International

May 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The big announcements from the award ceremony at this year’s Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas, which is where Americana UK virtually is until Sunday, were Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song […]

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

September 25, 2026 0

One of AUK’s favourite singer-songwriters, who is also an artist and best-selling author, Josh Ritter, will tour the UK and Ireland early next year, following his last album, I Believe In You, My Honeydew. The tour […]

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

September 25, 2026 0

We’ve reached the half-century and celebrate with a deluxe double issue featuring some scintillating chat with two icons of the genre. Israel Nash talks about his reimagining of Sweetheart of the Rodeo and his songwriting process, […]

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

September 25, 2026 0

Ah, the sweet delights of Candy Cigarettes, those thin white sticks of some sweet concoction with the realistic glow of red at the tip; all packaged away in what was rather like a matchbox and came […]

Folk Alliance International

Meanwhile, in Montréal – connection and inspiration at the 2025 FAI Awards

Folk Alliance International Awards Results

Allison Russell is double award winner at Folk Alliance International

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

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