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Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control

May 7, 2026 Andrew Frolish 2
The new single from Chicago singer-songwriter Michael McDermott is a typically catchy song that immediately hooks you in with big chords and big choruses. Opening with bright, uplifting guitar, The Best We Get is a driving […]
Features

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 […]
Album Reviews

Michael McDermott “Lighthouse on the Shore” & “East Jesus”

September 12, 2024 FredArnold 4
The best singer-songwriter of his generation? – Discuss. Michael McDermott delivers an awesome twosome! “Michael McDermott is one of the finest singer-songwriters of this generation” – so said Stephen King after listening to McDermott’s third album […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: The Westies “West Side Stories”

October 26, 2022 Peter Churchill 0
Michael McDermott was first signed to a major label in 1991. A number of albums followed, the label dropped him and, in his own words “Those days are now just a wash of dreams of characters, […]
Album Reviews

Michael McDermott “St. Paul’s Boulevard”

June 29, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
Authentic heartland rock by a truly gifted songwriter. Michael McDermott is over thirty years into his career which started just as heartland rock was being overtaken by americana as the home for roots rockers. His music […]

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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

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Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Album Reviews

Thin Lear “Many Disappeared”

May 14, 2026 0
Thin Lear’s tales of death and loss sweetened by delectable pop melodies. New York-based Matt Longo, aka Thin Lear, grew up writing short stories, and that narrative style pervades his Many Disappeared album. Longo says he […]
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Live Reviews

Live Review: Albert Lee, Union Chapel, London – 7th May 2026

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It turned out that Albert Lee’s show on 7th May was the first time he had been inside Union Chapel, and it’s certainly a larger venue than those he has been playing in London recently. By […]

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Interviews

Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0
The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
Interviews

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0
“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

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Tracks

Union Duke “Atlas Of Love” – Listen

December 3, 2019 0
Union Duke offer this song of anxiety in love – the feeling that one partner in a relationship is a drag on the other, doubly tough when you’re identifying yourself as the drag “You’re the atlas […]
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The Levellers announce series of acoustic shows

July 14, 2022 0
The Levellers will embark upon a brand new Acoustic Tour in 2023 to promote a new album of acoustic reworkings of some of their most popular compositions. This new tour comes five years after they set […]
Features

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 9th= Jason Isbell – “Elephant” (2013)

March 31, 2026 0
The second  of two songs that were voted equal ninth by our writers. Another shoo-in for the Top Ten list, given the high esteem in which Jason Isbell is held by americana fans. In our Best […]

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