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Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 7th-8th July 2023

July 20, 2023 Peter Feldon 4

Euro-Americana lives – in Germany! Fans came from many countries in Europe to enjoy this mini festival, with a great line-up of performers. You will want to know a little bit a about the artists that […]

Live Review: Cwtch Festival, St Davids, Wales, 28th -30th October 2022

November 11, 2022 Oliver Gray 1

Steve Prior is a musician who used to be drummer for The Caves and Peter Bruntnell. When he moved to St Davids in Pembrokeshire to open a B&B, he had a dream of setting up a […]

Video: John Blek “Empty Pockets”

February 19, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Empty Pockets’ is the new single from John Blek. It’s taken from the Irish singer’s latest solo album, ‘The Embers’, which was released on 7th February. Of course, the embers are all that’s left after love […]

Static Roots Festival, Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen, Germany, 12-13th July 2019

July 25, 2019 Paul Kerr 3

It’s festival season for sure as hordes of music fans pack both wellies and sun cream as they head off for a weekend of unbridled fun. Be it the massive set up at Glastonbury or the […]

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Van Morrison - A Sense of Wonder
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Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
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RE: John Hammond has gone
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Ry Cooder - Into the Purple Valley
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Artwork for Bonnie Prince Billy album 'We Are Together Again'

Bonnie Prince Billy “We Are Together Again”

March 5, 2026 0

How community might just save you from yourself (and the world). “However dimly we perceive it, we are living through a change of worlds. The one we were born into is slipping away, reshaped and denuded […]

On World Book Day 2026, our call for short fiction: Americana stories…

March 5, 2026 0

AUK would like to invite fiction writers to submit short stories inspired by the world of Americana music for publication on Americana UK. Whether it’s a tale sparked by a particular song, a character shaped by […]

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Paul Foglino “Monday Street”

March 5, 2026 0

An album of simplicity, sincerity and songs of reflection. For this album, Foglino has produced twelve songs which seem to provide a reflective look back at life, the power of music and the need to protest. […]

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