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Yola nominated for GRAMMYs including best americana album

November 21, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
The full list of the nominations for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards have been announced and queen of country-soul Yola has received four nominations including Best New Artist and three nominations in the Roots category including Best […]
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Calexico + Iron and Wine announce New Album ‘Years to Burn’ and Tour

May 30, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
A double header that will be of great interest to readers of Americana UK is a tour later this year when Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico hook up with Sam Bean of Iron and […]
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Three tunes for a Monday! Josh Ritter, Jamestown Revival and Calexico with Iron & Wine

March 25, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Rolling Stone Country have published a flurry (the non-snow variety) of good tunage over the last few days which you won’t want to miss, so we’re posting them here.  First up is Calexico and Iron & […]
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Iron & Wine announce 15th Anniversary edition of “Our Endless Numbered Days”

January 29, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Two of the best things in life are ironing and drinking wine and in celebration of that timeless fact, Sub Pop will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Iron & Wine classic ‘Our Endless Numbered Days’ with […]
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Iron & Wine announce new EP “Weed Garden” – Listen

July 26, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Two of the best things in life are ironing and wine, and in celebration of that fact Iron & Wine aka Sam Beam has announced a new EP ‘Weed Garden’ which comes out on August 31 via Sub Pop. […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2
The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
Album Reviews

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0
The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits
  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
  • Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers
  • Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates
  • All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December
  • Live Review: Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes + Riley Catherall, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 25th July 2026
  • Clayton Denwood “Looking for a Road”
  • Ferris & Sylvester “The Game” – going back to the beginning
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Videos

Video: Joe Ely “Musta Notta Gotta Lotta”

May 25, 2018 0
For the retro slot this week we go back to 1986 and Joe Ely live, with David Grissom on guitar, and an incendiary live version of this classic.  Have a great Bank Holiday everyone, more videos […]
Album Reviews

Dean Owens “The Ridge Trilogy”

January 23, 2025 0
A captivating foretaste of Dean Owen’s forthcoming new album “Spirit Ridge“. For someone who claims to have listened to a large number of Americana artists, it’s always pleasing to come across someone you haven’t heard before […]
Album Reviews

M. Ward “Think Of Spring”

January 29, 2021 0
A heartfelt and intimate tribute to one of the true greats. Hot on the heels of his tenth studio album “Migration Stories”, released in April, prolific songwriter M. Ward returns with an album of re-worked Billie […]

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