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Red Rooster crows no more

April 23, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
We hate to be the bearers of more bad news with everything else going on in the world at the moment but another UK festival has fallen by the wayside. This time it’s Red Rooster which […]
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Latest Podcast now available featuring Rupert Orton from PRB Presents talking Red Rooster and more

February 27, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
This week’s podcast features an interview with Rupert Orton of PRB Presents, who not only programmes loads of americana shows around the UK and EU but also is lead booker for the Red Rooster Festival that […]
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Red Rooster Festival announces full list of acts for 2026

February 26, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
The Red Rooster Festival has announced its full line-up for this year’s festival which takes place 28th-30th May 2026 and, as usual, it digs deep into roots, rock and Americana. The festival is set against the […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 222 “Festivals”

February 23, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 4
This time of year is bloody bleak. I’m pretty sure I haven’t walked the dog in either sunshine or without being soaked by the elements. Okay, so it’s a fairly first-world whinge given what’s going on […]
Bobby Rush
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Red Rooster Festival reveals the first acts for 2026 and discounted tickets

November 21, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Suffolk’s Red Rooster Festival has announced the first round of acts for its 2026 iteration. As the festival heads towards its 12th edition, it continues to celebrate the best of authentic country, soul, blues and rock […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

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Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”

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Damien Dempsey “Holywell”

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The latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring MMJ’s Jim James on being Wowed Out

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Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 0
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”

August 28, 2026 0
Iron & Wine aka Sam Beam has announced the release of Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe Edition) due out 22nd September from Sub Pop. This expanded edition features six new recordings in total: four previously unreleased songs along […]
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Damien Dempsey “Holywell”

August 28, 2026 0
Excellent new versions of Irish folk songs that keep the flame of Irish history and pride alive. Damien Dempsey is a well-known Irish folk musician who has supported, for example, Sinead O’Connor, Bob Dylan and The […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 0
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Video: Karen Jonas “Gold in the Sand”

July 30, 2024 0
Check out this recent single from Virginia based singer-songwriter Karen Jonas.  Fluttering guitar and gorgeous piano rise from layers of vintage instrumentation, including flourishes of pedal steel by Ahren Buchheister and fiddle from Bobby Hawk, in […]
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Interview: James Mastro on Richard Lloyd, Ian Hunter, Richard Barone, to name a few

January 16, 2025 1
If James Mastro has health and happiness, he’s a rich man. His Facebook blurb states “I write songs and sing them if I have to. Guitarist, producer, and fake a host of other instruments. A sordid […]
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Video Premiere: Jack Francis “Silver Lining”

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With its foot-tapping rhythm, catchy melody and buoyant backing vocals, ‘Silver Lining’ is a song that sticks around in your head.  Jack Francis’s confident delivery stands out in this engaging new single.  It’s full of smart […]

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