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Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026

August 26, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
There was something wonderfully appropriate about arriving at Cherry Hinton Hall for the return of the Cambridge Folk Festival and immediately finding myself wondering what, exactly, folk music is in 2026. One of the pleasures of […]

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Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026

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Dusty Wright “Maximus Americanus”

August 26, 2026 0
An entertaining homage to americana music reminds us of the breathtaking scope of the genre. Self-described as an homage to americana music, Dusty Wright’s latest album offers a smorgasbord of nods to the genre. It would […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026

August 26, 2026 0
There was something wonderfully appropriate about arriving at Cherry Hinton Hall for the return of the Cambridge Folk Festival and immediately finding myself wondering what, exactly, folk music is in 2026. One of the pleasures of […]
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Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 26, 2026 0
Lush romanticism, married with a melting pot of musical styles, informs a confident and commercial new album from a musical couple in control. In his excellent Rough Guide to Country Music, Kurt Wolff devotes a chapter […]

  • Dusty Wright “Maximus Americanus”
  • Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge – 1st-2nd August 2026
  • Ferris & Sylvester “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”
  • Arborist returns with fourth album “Looking For Love” in the autumn
  • Kate Prascher “Sunday Afternoon”
  • Kingfishr “The Sunny Side Of The Street” – remembering Shane MacGowan
  • Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “Into The Night”
  • Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!
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  • Foy Vance to release multi-part new album and play autumn tour dates
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 0
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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Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]
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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]

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Remember when this used to happen about six times a year? Rolling Stone reports: “Ryan Adams released the first single, a power ballad called “Do You Still Love Me,” from his forthcoming new album Prisoner, set to […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 141 – Travel broadens the mind …and the record collection

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Last week saw me undertaking a tour of the Somme battlefield. It’s always a humbling and often upsetting trip but I get a good deal of satisfaction taking people round these sites and helping them understand […]
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Ole Kirkeng “Still On My Mind” – I just can’t forget you

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You wait for one Norwegian unable to forget someone to come along, and right behind comes another.  Ole Kirkeng, however, seems to dealing with his worries in a rather simpler way.  Although simpler is not necessarily […]

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