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Live Review: Dean Owens & The Southerners – Green Note, London, 1st September 2021

September 8, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Dean Owens is not given to exaggeration, so if opening a show with “We’re here, it’s a miracle,” might have raised a few eyebrows pre-pandemic, tonight he was bang on the button. For his first […]

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Interviews

Interview: Dean Owens – On the road with The Southerners

November 27, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Kicking off this week is a short tour allowing folk to experience three top-notch musicians who have all been recognised by our buddies at the Americana Music Association-UK at their annual AmericanaFest. The Southerners consist […]

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Previews

Dean Owens is back from the States for UK Dates

May 28, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Back following a 2 month, 12 state tour of the United States, Dean Owens returns for dates in the UK next month. Touring as Dean Owens & The Southerners, Dean will be joined by fellow […]

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Live Reviews

Dean Owens, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, 3rd April 2018

April 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Originally launched at the Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow back in February, Dean Owens’ new album, ‘Southern Wind’ has been described as “blowing up a storm” ever since. Unlike the launch night at Celtic […]

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  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Go Your Way” – We part, and I’m OK with that
  • Video: Martha Wainwright “Dinner at 8”
  • Max Garćia Conover “Deer”
  • James Combs “Falling Under Spells”
  • Cujo Moon “In The Stars” – farewell to all that
  • Video Premiere: Edie Carey “The Veil”
  • Interview: Music obsessive Ben Vaughn on his world and Rambler automobiles
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  • Americana UK reviews James Kahn’s new LP By the Risin’ of the Sea, takes on global existential crises as its theme: […] READ MORE… […]
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Album Reviews

Max Garćia Conover “Deer”

May 25, 2022 0

Poetic reflections on life and death. Describing Max Garćia Conover as “the king of silent” the promo commentary offers an intriguing contrast to an album that on the first couple of listens sounds like a […]

Album Reviews

James Combs “Falling Under Spells”

May 25, 2022 0

Byrds and Beatles influenced folk-pop filtered through 21st Century americana with ambient textures. James Combs has featured in numerous Americana UK pieces over the years as a member of the LA band Great Willow and […]

Album Reviews

James Kahn “By The Risin’ Of The Sea”

May 24, 2022 0

Southern Californian Renaissance man James Kahn’s album of sea shanties takes on global existential crises as its theme. Sea shanties have been in vogue off and on over the years, even in the days before […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 0

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 […]

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News

Introducing ‘The Twang Factor’ – AUK’s showcase for new artists

September 17, 2020 2

Another reminder about this one everyone! At AUK we are firm believers in supporting new talent, especially in the current difficult environment. We are therefore putting our money where our mouth is by introducing ‘The […]

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This website kills fascists – Vote for hope today

December 12, 2019 16

Today dear reader is one of the most important days for this country that we’ve faced in decades, certainly since 1979. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago on the day of 2017’s […]

Latest interviews

Interview: Music obsessive Ben Vaughn on his world and Rambler automobiles

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Interview: Yonder Mountain String Band’s Adam Aijala on getting outside

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Interview: Fairport Convention’s Dave Pegg on the band’s first 55 years and the ukulele bass

May 17, 2022 3

Interview: Kris Wilkinson Hughes on The ARC Tour with Kate Ellis and Anna Howie

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Interview: David Ford and Annie Dressner on their spontaneous joint project

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Classic Americana Albums: The Hacienda Brothers “The Hacienda Brothers”

Classic Americana Albums
May 25, 2022 1

There are many reasons to suggest an album has classic status, sometimes it’s an album with iconic status, by an internationally acclaimed artist, sometimes it’s an album that seems to encapsulate much of what we […]

In Liverpool on Saturday? Come and join us for an early evening AUK house gig!

News
May 25, 2022 0

Many moons ago Americana UK Towers in a kind of leafy suburb in South Liverpool used to put on regular house gigs until one day they listed one in the Metro and the house almost […]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Go Your Way” – We part, and I’m OK with that

Tracks
May 25, 2022 0

So, the golden god and the goddess of Bluegrass – and this single is taken from the pair’s second album ‘Raise the Roof‘ which we note has sold an impressive 150,000 copies. And there’s also […]

Martha Wainwright

Video: Martha Wainwright “Dinner at 8”

Videos
May 25, 2022 0

Shot in black and white at a live show in front of an intimate audience that appears to be no more than a dozen or so fans, Martha Wainwright’s new video for ‘Dinner at 8’ […]

Max Garćia Conover “Deer”

Album Reviews
May 25, 2022 0

Poetic reflections on life and death. Describing Max Garćia Conover as “the king of silent” the promo commentary offers an intriguing contrast to an album that on the first couple of listens sounds like a […]

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