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Album Reviews

Sunny Sweeney “Rhinestone Requiem”

July 28, 2025 Andy Short 0
An exceptional album with attitude and twang. Following on from the 2024 release “Still Provoked”, which was a 10th anniversary re-imagining of her “Provoked” album, Sweeney appeared on the cover with her mouth tightly taped up […]
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Sunny Sweeney makes the summer sunnier with release of “Rhinestone Requiem”

June 9, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Sunny Sweeney, the irrepressible country artist and host of SiriusXM’s Sunny Side Up (Willie’s Roadhouse) and Sunny Side of Life (Outlaw Country), is set to release her new album, “Rhinestone Requiem”, on 1st August 2025 via […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out today – Win a pair of tickets to see Sunny Sweeney live

September 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1
Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Steve Wynn, Dean Owens, Kyle Daniel, American Aquarium, Amy […]
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10th anniversary reimagining for Sunny Sweeney’s “Provoked” and UK tour announced

July 30, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
Sunny Sweeney, the country and americana singer-songwriter, who hails from Texas but is currently based in Nashville, is no stranger to music fans this side of the Atlantic.  Since the impact of her debut in 2006 […]
Features

For the Sake of the Song: Sunny Sweeney “From a Table Away”

February 26, 2024 Helen Jones 1
In the world of americana and country, there are some themes that come up time and time again: drinking, touring, love and then, somewhat inevitably, infidelity. While the majority of these songs are about either being […]

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Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]
Album Reviews

Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”

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Journeyman comes full circle with an album of resonant covers that have been uniquely adapted throughout his career, tracing all the way back to his teenage days busking in Nashville. Benjamin Tod has been around the […]
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Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026

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Opening for The War and Treaty at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Buddy Miller explained how he came to crash the party and thanked the headliners and support Avery Sunshine for indulging him. Miller had a call from […]

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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

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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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As I write this week’s column, I can feel the excitement beginning to well up inside. I’m going to a gig tonight. It often seems incredible to me that after 45 years of regular gig attendance, […]
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Nicholas Rowe “I Wish I Could Sing It For You” – do I own any originality?

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Here’s a challenging topic from Nicholas Rowe, a song in which he questions every artistic motive he has, singing “What’s the use in trying to write another song? / When I’ve got a hundred others that […]
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Interview: Kevin Connolly builds songs with passion, wit and wordcraft

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Anyone who’s caught Kevin Connolly’s live act knows he’s rarely at a loss for words. Speaking his mind like a street-corner preacher, the folk bard uses the stage as a pulpit for his witty wordcraft, both […]

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