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Classic Clips: The Waterboys “Fisherman’s Blues” – The Tube, Channel 4, 1986

February 3, 2023 Andy Davidson 1

Just recently, The Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) awarded Mike Scott a UK Lifetime Achievement Award. Scott is the creator and front man of The Waterboys. The album ‘Fisherman’s Blues‘ was released in October 1988 and […]

Live Review: Americana Music Association UK Awards, Hackney Empire, London – 26th January 2023

February 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 2

It’s a cliché but none the less true, that all good things have to come to an end and their annual awards show is the capping event of the Americana Music Association UK’s annual conference, held […]

UK Americana Week and Awards – 2023 nominations announced

January 13, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

During the official launch at London’s Omeara venue, the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) revealed the nominations for the eight panel and member-voted categories of the UK Americana Awards 2023 and the winners of the coveted […]

Essentials: The top 10 The Waterboys songs

May 27, 2021 Viv Fish 10

The Waterboys have been a stalwart on the music scene for the best part of forty years. From first seeing them live in 1985, at Leeds Polytechnic (as it was then), to most recently in 2018, […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs

April 16, 2026 2

At the remove of two hundred years, it is very hard, if not impossible, to fully comprehend the impact that the expansion of railroads throughout the world had in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The […]

The Milk Carton Kids “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Exquisite harmonies and faultless guitar work deliver songs of crystaline fragility. The Milk Carton Kids are back! A new album from the superb Milk Carton Kids is always something of a cause for celebration, here at […]

Review: Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame – Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony

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Two years ago, the ceremony honouring the inductees of the inaugural class of the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHoF) set the bar high indeed. Two thrilling and emotional evenings of music-making and camaraderie, memories […]

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