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Live Review: Fairport Convention, Union Chapel, London – 28th March 2026

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After the excitement of the Fairport Acoustic Autumn Tour which had landed at the stunning Cutty Sark as its London venue, it’s hardly a step down for an evening of the full electric band – with […]

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Live Review: Fairport Convention, Union Chapel, London – 28th March 2026

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Album cover artwork for "Cosmic American Music" by The Tabasco Birds

Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”

Album Reviews
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Julian Taylor hits the UK running

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Track Premiere: Todd Albright “Frankie”

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Video Premiere: Leeroy Stagger “Fiddler’s Daughter” – honouring creativity and whimsy

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Live Reviews

Live Review: Fairport Convention, Union Chapel, London – 28th March 2026

April 16, 2026 0
After the excitement of the Fairport Acoustic Autumn Tour which had landed at the stunning Cutty Sark as its London venue, it’s hardly a step down for an evening of the full electric band – with […]
Album cover artwork for "Cosmic American Music" by The Tabasco Birds
Album Reviews

Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”

April 16, 2026 0
Country music influenced by Gram Parsons, but altogether livelier and rougher around the edges. Cosmic American Music is the debut of Tabasco Birds, an eight-piece from North Texas. Six of the eight members attended Dallas Art […]
News

Julian Taylor hits the UK running

April 16, 2026 0
Some late news for all you Julian Taylor fans out there in particular for the UK based readership of Americana UK – one of our favourite artists of recent years, Julian Taylor, should by the time […]

  • Live Review: Fairport Convention, Union Chapel, London – 28th March 2026
  • Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”
  • Julian Taylor hits the UK running
  • Track Premiere: Todd Albright “Frankie”
  • Video Premiere: Leeroy Stagger “Fiddler’s Daughter” – honouring creativity and whimsy
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Chris Smither
  • Dale Watson “Unwanted”
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Interviews

Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
Interviews

Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
Interviews

Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

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Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Songs: Ohia “Farewell Transmission” – The Earl in Atlanta, 2002

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Last summer, I was fortunate enough to review the album “I Will Swim to You – A Tribute to Jason Molina“. While researching Molina, I found Todd Chandler’s meditative documentary, ‘The Road Becomes What You Leave’ […]
Tracks

Paul Metsa & Alan Sparhawk “No Kings (No Crown)” – wasn’t this meant to be a Democracy

February 5, 2026 0
We’re bringing you some timely music from Minneapolis today, as musician, author, radio broadcaster Paul Metsa teams with Alan Sparhawk of Low for a song that was recorded last year but just gets to feel more […]

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