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Star studded Felice Brothers tribute album to arrive in October

July 23, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1
As the band themselves announce 2027 UK dates. The Felice Brothers are to be celebrated in the album Felice County Fair, a tribute album exploring and reimagining the band’s back catalogue, which will be released Oct 16th […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 241 “The Rugby”

June 22, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 2
Not the usual subject of this column, but as a fellow of Northampton, I’m heading to Twickenham tomorrow, driving a coach-load of supporters for the Prem Final. Exciting times for the town as the club seems […]
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AMA announces nominations for 24th Annual Americana Honours and Awards

June 12, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
The Americana Music Association (AMA) – the US one that is – has announced the nominations for their 24th Annual Americana Honours & Awards for 2025.  The awards will be presented at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on […]
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Album Reviews

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “South of Here”

July 10, 2024 Dean Nardi 0
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats lay bare emotional struggles and doubts on their fourth studio album, “South of Here.” “South of Here” is the latest album from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, showcasing their […]
Features

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

May 26, 2023 Emily Dongray 2
In the blinking dawn of the new year, many of the festivals announced their line-ups. They dropped exciting news about headliners, and some early-bird tickets went on sale, but in the wave of resolutions and starting […]

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Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win tickets to see Dawn Landes live

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new americana we’ve heard over the last few weeks which this month includes new tracks […]
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The latest AUK Podcast featuring Dogwood Tales is available now

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This week’s podcast features the band Dogwood Tales in conversation as they wait for their album, Every Star In Rockingham County, to come out on 28th of this month. There’s also a couple of new tracks […]
Tracks

Icarus Phoenix “Choke” – and now I can barely speak

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And to end the week on Tracks we have a new release from Icarus Phoenix, the Baltimore-based, Montana/Utah-rooted band led by Drew Danburry.  Choke is a song that Drew tells us “is about running away from […]

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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

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Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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