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Artwork for Ewan Macintyre album "On These Islands We Sing"
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Ewan Macintyre & Herding Cats “On These Islands We Sing”

September 14, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
An atypical blend of influences results in an album of great appeal. There has never been a time like the present for the merging of traditions. Long before the advent of generative AI (which has certainly […]

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Ewan Macintyre & Herding Cats “On These Islands We Sing”

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Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”

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Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”

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Artwork for Ewan Macintyre album "On These Islands We Sing"
Album Reviews

Ewan Macintyre & Herding Cats “On These Islands We Sing”

September 14, 2026 0
An atypical blend of influences results in an album of great appeal. There has never been a time like the present for the merging of traditions. Long before the advent of generative AI (which has certainly […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”

September 14, 2026 0
Been in a heightened state of emotion recently due to bereavement, thought I was settling down and getting back into the rhythm of things, but as I have been told a thousand times, these things are […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”

September 14, 2026 0
Paula Fong is a Los Angeles-based Americana singer-songwriter, whose musical foundation began early, and from the start was diverse. Summers spent in the French countryside introduced her to Breton folk music, which left a lasting imprint […]

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  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”
  • Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”
  • Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”
  • Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “The Kid with the Crown”
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Declan O’Donovan “Get Thee Behind The Wheel” – embracing sin

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Declan O’Donovan notes that his song title comes from a biblical exhortation to relinquish and reject sin and join the virtuous doing hard, but good, work.  The words of the song somewhat belie the wholehearted embracing […]
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Sons of Town Hall “Of Ghosts and Gods”

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A magnificent, imaginative journey impeccably blending folk and americana along the way. Singer-songwriters Ben Parker and David Berkley are Sons of Town Hall. A project born over a decade ago in a London pub. For this […]
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As our regular readers know, Americana UK is always on the lookout for interesting music and musical backstories. Pasi Nissinen is the leader of the Finnish americana band Jack’s Basket Room and he met up with […]

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