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Only Child “Holy Ghosts”

April 17, 2025 Andy Short 3
A resurrection from the haunting ghosts. Alan O’Hare has produced critically acclaimed music as the band Only Child for over a decade. Recorded at the Crosstown Studios in Liverpool and produced by studio owner Jon Lawton, […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Ian Prowse celebrates 20 years of ‘Does This Train Stop On Merseyside’

December 3, 2024 Martin Johnson 2
Experiencing your greatest musical success when you are 60. The old adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” could have been written for Liverpool’s own Ian Prowse. The singer-songwriter has been in two […]
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Only Child “The Visit” – bright, defiant and melancholic

August 16, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
We are big supporters here at AUK of homegrown Americana here in the People’s Republic of Liverpool and so it’s great today to be able to share  the brand new song ‘The Visit’ by Only Child. […]
Features

Americana UK’s top albums of 2022 – the rest of the best

December 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Over the last few days we’ve been counting down our top 10 albums of 2022 which concluded yesterday with Bonny Light Horseman and The Delines holding our top two places. In the process of coming up […]
LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOKING BACK - A DECADE OF ONLY CHILD
Album Reviews

Only Child “Looking Forward To Looking Back – A Decade Of Only Child”

October 14, 2022 Tim Martin 0
A good primer for a Liverpool songwriter who combines message and music to great effect. As the title suggests this is 10 songs drawn from the four earlier albums, looking back over 10 years from Liverpool […]

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Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

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July 15, 2026 3

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

Album Reviews
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Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

Live Reviews
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Cover art for Max Subar album "Anything Could Be"

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

Album Reviews
July 15, 2026 2

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change

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July 15, 2026 0
Previews

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3
Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]
Album Reviews

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0
Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0
And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London.  Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

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  • Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”
  • Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026
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  • Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Video: Donovan Woods “When Our Friends Come Over” (feat. Madi Diaz)

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The new single from Donovan Woods, ‘When Our Friends Come Over’, features Madi Diaz on vocals and the combination of their voices is beautiful over the warm guitar, reinforcing the song’s intimate themes of friendship and […]
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Old Crow Medicine Show have announced their latest album ‘Live at Third Man Records’ will be released on June 2nd on Third Man Records. The live LP was recorded direct-to-acetate at Third Man Records Nashville’s Blue […]

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