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Pillarstone “Mono Lit”

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Debut Group album from two seasoned songwriters, with strands of americana, Celtic folk and indie. Mono Lit is the first album from a new group collaboration of Paul J Bolger and Alex Soikans. Soikans has contributed […]
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The band Dogwood Tales has announced the release date of their latest album, Every Star In Rockingham County, which will arrive on the 28th August via Born Loser Records. Hailing from Harrisonburg, VA, in the heart […]
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And here we find what happens when the authentic americana sound of guitar and banjo collide with a chorus of trained voices. What happens is that Lambchop pull another rabbit out of the really beautiful music […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]

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We’ve featured High Coast before here on AUK, so it’s a pleasure to premiere their new video on Americana UK today – a good Friday even if it’s not Good Friday. High Coast in its various […]

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