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Americana UK’s Top 20 albums of 2024: 20-11

December 19, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2
So we have reached the end of another year here at AUK and the bombardment of new music has once again been relentless – we’ve been sent so much that it’s often difficult to keep up […]
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Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2024: Part Two, 10-1

December 18, 2024 Mark Whitfield 6
Earlier in the week we counted down numbers 20-11 of my standout tracks from 2024 – a mixture of Westcoast powerpop, indie-folk and straight down the line Americana, which of course is the raison d’etre of […]
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Merce Lemon “Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild”

November 27, 2024 Helen Jones 0
A rich, traditional sound underpins an undeniably talented singer-songwriter who’s unafraid to explore her rockier edge. After the release of her last album “Moonth” in August of 2020, Merce Lemon decided to take a step back […]
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Something for the weekend: Merce Lemon “Blueberry Heaven”

October 25, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with another superb track from one of my own personal albums of the year by Pitsburgh-based Merce Lemon “Watch Me Drive Them […]
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Something for the weekend: Merce Lemon “Backyard Lover”

October 11, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2
Well that’s it from us for another week, a week in which we saw the anniversary of the start of the Gaza genocide but as Amnesty pointed out this week, in reality it didn’t start on […]

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This week sees Keith talking to one of his heroes, the journalist Allan Jones, once editor of Melody Maker and founder of UNCUT magazine, now a gentleman of the arts and letters whose tastes still exert […]
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Live Review: Brown Horse + Elanor Moss, St Stephen’s Church, Ipswich – 18th April 2026

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St Stephen’s Church in Ipswich is a venue that invites atmosphere. With its vaulted ceiling, wooden beams, and resonant acoustics, it’s a space where music doesn’t just sound; it lingers, rises, and expands. On this April […]
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Bob Wagner “Richest Man On Earth” – doesn’t turn out so well

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Bob Wagner has some perfect advice for us all on this updating on the murder ballad form, as Richest Man On Earth opens with a killing – but it’s  not what you’re thinking.  No violence was […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Mary Gauthier “Dark Enough To See The Stars” – gaining clarity from grief

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The singles really are coming thick and fast from Mary Gauthier’s upcoming album ‘Dark Enough To See The Stars‘, which is released on June 3rd.  Not that we’re complaining – we love Mary Gauthier so really […]
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Track Premiere: The Brothers Comatose “Golden Grass”

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You may guess from the photo’ that The Brothers Comatose are not a band of just brothers – but they were when they formed.   Founded in 2008 by brothers Ben and Alex Morrison, the group features […]
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Interview: Ian Craft of The Howlin’ Brothers

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Formed in 2005, The Howlin’ Brothers are a 3 piece ole’ time bluegrass and country band based in Nashville, Tennessee. They consist of Jared Green who sings lead vocal and plays acoustic guitar, Dan Swan plays […]

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