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Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band “Carrie Brown” – Late Night with Conan O’Brien, 1999

April 11, 2025 Jonathan Smith 1
There are many artists who need no introduction to the Americana UK audience, but Steve Earle probably heads the list. However, Classic Clips gives us the opportunity to reflect on perhaps one of his most completely […]
Reviews

Bluegrass Briefs – Tony Trischka, Lonesome River Band, Tray Wellington, Barnyard Tea, Del McCoury Band

July 3, 2024 Tim Martin 0
With some of our recent columns being mostly focused on Bluegrass from the outreaches of the genre, we now have some records that are straight from the heart of what most people know and love about […]
Interviews

Interview: The Davisson Brothers’ Chris Davisson on celebrating Appalachia with some Nashville jam

April 25, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Mixing jamband creativity and electricity with country and bluegrass to make mountain rock. Regular visitors to Americana UK will be aware of the ongoing debate about what is and isn’t americana. The Davisson Brothers Band, a […]
News

Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan nominated for 2023 Grammy

November 23, 2022 Emily Dongray 1
American roots music legend Peter Rowan has just been nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. The nomination is for his recently released album, ‘Calling You From My Mountain‘, on Rebel Records. The […]
News

Alison Krauss inducted into bluegrass hall of fame

July 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
What other awards would have a category called “Banjo player of the year”? That’s right – nominees for the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced yesterday in Nashville. The five nominees for the main […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2
The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
Album Reviews

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0
The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits
  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
  • Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers
  • Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates
  • All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December
  • Live Review: Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes + Riley Catherall, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 25th July 2026
  • Clayton Denwood “Looking for a Road”
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Interviews

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

August 4, 2026 0
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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Tracks

Ynys “Caneuon” – Listen

May 2, 2019 0
It is getting to be that time of year – when the warm zephyrs send a person’s mind in the direction of dreamlike and reverb heavy guitar based jangly-rock.  The sort of thing that Ynys delivers […]
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AUK’s Back Pages No.6

August 2, 2024 1
It’s the middle months of 2006 we revisit here. The shiny new website is pretty much unchanged as is the format of the CDs sent out to those Friends of Americana UK who subscribe. News wise […]
Essentials

Essentials: The Top Ten Anaïs Mitchell Songs

April 10, 2025 1
Anaïs Mitchell is one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters of her generation, blending folk traditions with deeply personal and politically resonant storytelling. Best known for her folk opera “Hadestown”, her work spans a wide range of […]

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