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Interview: Michael Weston King on going solo for the first time in 10 years

March 25, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

The male half of My Darling Clementine talks about his singer songwriter influences and the joys of recording in rural Wales. For the past decade Michael Weston King has been primarily one half of My […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Michael Weston King “Sugar”

March 10, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Sometimes you hear a song that just strikes you as gorgeous immediately – love at first listen.  Michael Weston King’s new single ‘Sugar’ is one such song.  The guitars are fluttering, bright and shimmer with […]

Live Reviews

My Darling Clementine + Arksong, Glasgow Americana Festival, CCA Glasgow, 3rd October 2021

October 7, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

It’s an unexpected but welcome effect of the pandemic, the sheer delight and adrenaline rush of seeing and hearing live music again after such a long period of gig starvation. As an audience member, I’ve […]

Interviews

Interview: Glasgow Americana director, Kevin Morris, on organising a pandemic festival

September 29, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

It’s all on a knife-edge says the organiser of Glasgow’s annual celebration of Americana. It’s been a long time coming but live music is gradually making a return as you can surmise from our recently […]

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Glasgow Americana release line-up for festival at end of month

September 24, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

After last year’s cancellation, Glasgow Americana is back with its 15th Annual festival of music. The week sees Glasgow host musicians from all around the world as well as some local ones. On Wednesday, the […]

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Max Garćia Conover “Deer”

May 25, 2022 0

Poetic reflections on life and death. Describing Max Garćia Conover as “the king of silent” the promo commentary offers an intriguing contrast to an album that on the first couple of listens sounds like a […]

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James Combs “Falling Under Spells”

May 25, 2022 0

Byrds and Beatles influenced folk-pop filtered through 21st Century americana with ambient textures. James Combs has featured in numerous Americana UK pieces over the years as a member of the LA band Great Willow and […]

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James Kahn “By The Risin’ Of The Sea”

May 24, 2022 0

Southern Californian Renaissance man James Kahn’s album of sea shanties takes on global existential crises as its theme. Sea shanties have been in vogue off and on over the years, even in the days before […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 0

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there […]

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Introducing ‘The Twang Factor’ – AUK’s showcase for new artists

September 17, 2020 2

Another reminder about this one everyone! At AUK we are firm believers in supporting new talent, especially in the current difficult environment. We are therefore putting our money where our mouth is by introducing ‘The […]

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This website kills fascists – Vote for hope today

December 12, 2019 16

Today dear reader is one of the most important days for this country that we’ve faced in decades, certainly since 1979. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago on the day of 2017’s […]

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Interview: Music obsessive Ben Vaughn on his world and Rambler automobiles

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Interview: Yonder Mountain String Band’s Adam Aijala on getting outside

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Interview: Fairport Convention’s Dave Pegg on the band’s first 55 years and the ukulele bass

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Interview: Kris Wilkinson Hughes on The ARC Tour with Kate Ellis and Anna Howie

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Classic Americana Albums: The Hacienda Brothers “The Hacienda Brothers”

Classic Americana Albums
May 25, 2022 1

There are many reasons to suggest an album has classic status, sometimes it’s an album with iconic status, by an internationally acclaimed artist, sometimes it’s an album that seems to encapsulate much of what we […]

In Liverpool on Saturday? Come and join us for an early evening AUK house gig!

News
May 25, 2022 0

Many moons ago Americana UK Towers in a kind of leafy suburb in South Liverpool used to put on regular house gigs until one day they listed one in the Metro and the house almost […]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Go Your Way” – We part, and I’m OK with that

Tracks
May 25, 2022 0

So, the golden god and the goddess of Bluegrass – and this single is taken from the pair’s second album ‘Raise the Roof‘ which we note has sold an impressive 150,000 copies. And there’s also […]

Martha Wainwright

Video: Martha Wainwright “Dinner at 8”

Videos
May 25, 2022 0

Shot in black and white at a live show in front of an intimate audience that appears to be no more than a dozen or so fans, Martha Wainwright’s new video for ‘Dinner at 8’ […]

Max Garćia Conover “Deer”

Album Reviews
May 25, 2022 0

Poetic reflections on life and death. Describing Max Garćia Conover as “the king of silent” the promo commentary offers an intriguing contrast to an album that on the first couple of listens sounds like a […]

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