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Book Review: Mitch Baranowski (editor) “Austin’s Music Scene: Your Guide to the City’s Most Iconic Artists & Venues”

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In 1991 Austin City Council declared the city the Live Music Capital of the World. The live music and festival scene has grown over the years, including internationally recognised events like South by Southwest and Sutin […]

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Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

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Essentials: The Top 10 Hurray For The Riff Raff Songs

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José González “Against The Dying Of The Light”

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Bedouine’s new album “Neon Summer Skin” out in June

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Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

April 24, 2026 0
And so we reach the end of all star week here at the Tracks section of Americana UK – did we not mention that it’s all star week at Tracks?  We figured you’d notice. Taj Mahal’s […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Summer Rain”

April 24, 2026 0
The gorgeous Summer Rain is the latest single from folk duo Jo Bartlett and Neil Haydock. There is the perfect confluence of three elements: wistful, yearning music; sensitive, narrative lyrics; and a visual, which is steeped […]
Hurray for the Riff Raff - Alynda Segarra 3rd May 2014
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Hurray For The Riff Raff Songs

April 23, 2026 0
In a nod to Woody Guthrie, a 2014 American Songwriter magazine cover featured Hurray For The Riff Raff with the strapline, “Bound for Glory”. I’m not sure how the author of that article defined glory, yet […]

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  • Bedouine’s new album “Neon Summer Skin” out in June
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Interviews

Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0
At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
Interviews

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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Live Reviews

Live Review: Nickel Creek + Lau Noah, Union Chapel, London, 27th January 2023

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The first sign of the wild enthusiasm that greeted Nickel Creek’s first UK show in 20 years was the queue outside the Union Chapel as the temperature plunged towards 2 degrees Celsius on a dark January […]
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A Different Thread come “Over Again” for massive tour and album release

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North Carolina based Americana duo, A Different Thread, have announced details of their third album “Over Again” set for release on September 2nd, along with a UK summer tour, offering fans the opportunity to hear songs […]

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