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Interview: Elvis Perkins on recording old songs and being called Elvis

October 21, 2020 Martin Johnson 2
Regular readers of Americana UK will know a key part of the site’s ethos is to bring new artists to the attention of our readers. This interview with Elvis Perkins continues that tradition, even though he […]
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Book Review: Ray Padgett “I’m Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020)

October 9, 2020 Rick Bayles 4
If it wasn’t for the ‘I’m Your Fan’ album, and John Cale’s choice of ‘Hallelujah’ for his track, we may never have had Jeff Buckley’s sublime version of that song; or the flood of covers that […]
Features

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Alasdair Fotheringham

August 20, 2020 Clint West 1
After a week off to catch our breath, AUK’s quest to find the ’10 best americana albums ever’ returns this week with the selections of Alasdair Fotheringham.  Each week a different AUK writer offers his or herself […]
Videos

Video: Leonard Cohen “The Hills”

April 27, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
When Leonard Cohen sings, “I can’t make the hills,” one can’t not be moved.  Before he died, Cohen left behind a set of songs that his son, Adam, completed and released as the posthumous album ‘Thanks […]
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Video: Leonard Cohen “Thanks for the Dance”

February 26, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Is there a more darkly distinctive voice in music than Leonard Cohen’s?  Last year his son, Adam, completed and released a set of songs they had begun working on before Cohen’s death.  This posthumous collection was […]

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Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2
If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]
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Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0
A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0
“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

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  • For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”
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  • Paper Verses “Windstill”
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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American Aquarium are back – and there’s something fishy about the new line-up

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Preview: Julianna Riolino brings her alt-country rock to the UK next month

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Alt Country Rock singer/songwriter Julianna Riolino knows how to capture and highlight beauty before it fades – just have a listen to this track taken from her latest album and tell us it doesn’t give you […]

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