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Shakey Graves “Fondness, Etc.”

May 6, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0
Shakey Graves ploughs his own furrow in atmospheric and enigmatic fashion with songs and a sound which draw you in. He may have a name which sounds as if he should be a cemetery worker in […]
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Shakey Graves shows his “Fondness, Etc.” for the UK with some summer dates and an album

March 19, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
Shakey Graves, one of America’s most inventive DIY musicians and singer-songwriters, has announced the forthcoming release of his new fifth studio album, Fondness, Etc. which is slated to release on May 15th on Secret Identity / […]

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Top 10 UK Americana Albums of all time: John Lee

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So today we start a new Top 10 feature, to find the best UK Americana album as voted by our writers – and we are up for the challenge and the weeks of bickering which lie […]
Emily Scott Robinson Long Road 2026
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Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026

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The Long Road Festival at Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, is a long-standing favourite, spanning the breadth of country and Americana – and beyond! After such a long hot summer, it seemed inevitable that the August bank holiday […]
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Penelope Isles “3”

September 17, 2026 0
Lush airy floatiness abounds as the siblings from the hippest city in the UK make it a hat trick. There is a floaty, gentle quality to this album.  The vocals appear to understate yet fully capture […]

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  • Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall Leicestershire, 27th-30th August 2026
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  • Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
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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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. […]

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Marek Kubala “Tableturn” – Listen

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Marek Kubala has spent time playing his music around the North of England, but has now relocated to London.  With the move  South comes the debut EP  ‘Awhile‘ which is released this Friday.  The lead single […]
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The Third Mind “East/West” – Listen

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As we have already established (see the many ‘What is this Americana….‘ articles) the genre that we call Americana is quite broad.  Some songs feature twang and depressing songs about break-ups, and some songs have no […]
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Sarah Morris “Be With You” – Listen

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There have certainly been a lot of lockdown and pandemic songs, but only a few of them have really perfectly captured any particular element of the weirdness of the last twelve months and counting.  One of […]

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