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Glasgow Americana to return in October

September 26, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Glasgow Americana returns for its 15th annual Americana festival. The seven shows will run from the 5th through the 9th of October at various venues across the city. The line-up includes over twenty musicians from the […]

Interviews

Interview: Glasgow Americana director, Kevin Morris, on organising a pandemic festival

September 29, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

It’s all on a knife-edge says the organiser of Glasgow’s annual celebration of Americana. It’s been a long time coming but live music is gradually making a return as you can surmise from our recently rejuvenated […]

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News

Glasgow Americana Festival becomes a teenager

September 24, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Well, with a a summer of great festivals behind us, it’s time to consider staying indoors for your music fix over the next few months. First out of the box is the annual Glasgow Americana Festival. […]

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Live Reviews

Glasgow Americana Festival, 3rd -7th October 2018

October 15, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

Now in its 12th year the Glasgow Americana Festival is essentially a very concentrated dose of life affirming music delivered courtesy of local promoters, The Fallen Angels Club, who otherwise offer us locals regular spoonfuls of […]

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Live Reviews

Glasgow Americana Festival, 4th – 8th October 2017

October 18, 2017 Paul Kerr 2

Now in its 11th year, Glasgow Americana brightened up the dark nights coming in as we prepare for winter. Over five days the festival provided a strong set of concerts which showcased some of the brightest […]

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Our latest features

  • Promo photo from Otis Gibbs press kit. Used with permission.
    Features

    More People Should Really Know About: Otis Gibbs

  • VERSIONS: “White Freightliner Blues”

  • Americana Vinyl Treasures : Splinter “The Place I Love” – Dark Horse Records, 1974

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Wilco “What’s The World Got In Store”

  • Classic Clips: Jackson Browne with JD Souther – AMA Awards Ryman Auditorium, 2014

  • More People Should Really Know About: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams

  • Americana Vinyl Treasures: Mike Nesmith “The Prison”- Pacific Arts, 1975

  • For the Sake of the Song: Dave Alvin “The Man in the Bed”

  • Classic Clips: Rufus Wainwright “The Art Teacher” – Live on Last Call with Carson Daily, 2004

  • AUK’s Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Andy Davidson

Our latest live reviews

  • Steve Tilston live Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln. 16th September 2023
    Live Reviews

    Live Review: Steve Tilston, Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln – 16th September 2023

  • Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 17th September 2023

  • Live Review: Bonny Light Horseman with the London Contemporary Orchestra, The Barbican, London – 15th September 2023

  • Live Review: The Unthanks Alldayer, The Barbican, London – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: Tommy Prine + Old Man Boom, The Portland Arms, Cambridge – 3rd September 2023

  • Live Review: Graham Nash, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London – 11th September 2023

  • Live Review: Dan Stuart, Fallen Angels Cub, Glad Café, Glasgow – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: The War and Treaty + Foreign Affairs, Omeara, London – 1st September 2023

  • Live Review: The Walkmen + Almost Nothing. Koko Camden, 30th August 2023

  • Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Brown Horse, Oslo, London – 2nd September 2023

Our latest book reviews

  • Book reviews

    Paperback Riders: Will Birch – “Cruel To Be Kind – The Life & Music Of Nick Lowe”

  • Book Review: Michael Streissguth “Highways & Heartaches”

  • Paperback Riders: Emily St. John Mandel – “Station Eleven”

  • Book Review: David C Morton with Charles K Wolfe “DeFord Bailey, A Black Star in Early Country Music”

  • Book Review: Mandi Bates Bailey “The Downhome Sound; Diversity and Politics in Americana Music”

Interviews

Interview: Cruz Contreras on cosmic country and Idaho

September 26, 2023 0

Mixing lo-fi with classic sounds and a Steinway piano to create a unique sound. After 25 years playing music, latterly with his band the Black Lillies, Cruz Contreras has finally got around to releasing his first […]

Interviews

Interview: Tommy Prine on going this far South with friends

September 21, 2023 0

Songs that document the journey to being a man. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly helped to persuade his friend, Tommy Prine, that he should pursue a life in music.  Subsequently, Kelly, a wise man, indeed, co-produced ‘This […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Wilson on following his gut instincts and eating the worm

September 19, 2023 2

Adding a dollop of Finnish Wigwam to his Southern musical family heritage. There is no better example of a musical polymath than Jonathan Wilson. He is a successful solo artist, an in-demand record producer for artists […]

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Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 46

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

August 31, 2023 27

How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

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Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 22

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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