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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]
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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

May 29, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for this sweltering week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Drew Danburry’s Icarus Phoenix outfit which he describes as “an upbeat fiendishly danceable song about […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

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Classic Clips: Julian Taylor “Friend Of The Devil” – LIVE at SiriusXM, 2019

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The Morning Line polish up their Stars on a new label and look to the future

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The latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring Laura Veirs

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Julian Taylor at AMAUK Showcases 21_02_25
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Julian Taylor “Friend Of The Devil” – LIVE at SiriusXM, 2019

August 14, 2026 0
Julian Taylor is no stranger to these pages, and his musical journey has lasted more than 25 years… so far. He first got noticed in the band Staggered Crossing, and when they broke up in 2007 […]
News

The Morning Line polish up their Stars on a new label and look to the future

August 14, 2026 0
Big Stir Records has announced the upcoming release of Stars, a career-encompassing yet completely new collection from acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area band The Morning Line (and they’re not horse racing pundits). A 21-track ‘bonanza’ featuring […]
Album Reviews

Gin Wigmore “Beautiful Mess”

August 14, 2026 0
New Zealand singer-songwriter returns after an 8-year hiatus with an album of two parts. Gin Wigmore is something of a star in her homeland of New Zealand, although she has spent 13 of the last 15 […]

  • Classic Clips: Julian Taylor “Friend Of The Devil” – LIVE at SiriusXM, 2019
  • The Morning Line polish up their Stars on a new label and look to the future
  • Gin Wigmore “Beautiful Mess”
  • The latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring Laura Veirs
  • Kaz Murphy “Iowa Ohio Arizona” – swinging places for swinging people
  • Video: Ned Collette “Commandeered Parade” – new horror from old books on the shelf
  • Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard
  • Allison Russell “In The Hour of Chaos”
  • Grey DeLisle to release latest album “Don’t Turn Around” in autumn
  • Muireann Bradley to release new EP and adds tour dates
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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 […]
Interviews

Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 1
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

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Not just treading water in the shallow end. The Clearwater Swimmers describe their self-titled debut album as “a collection of field notes exploring gratitude”. The collection is an indie rock, alternative folk affair with a heavy […]
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Video: Little Mammoths “Get Me Back To Austin”

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Sometimes you need something raw and enthusiastic and this fits the bill to perfection.  From their latest album Cargo For The Road, due for release on 23 June.

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