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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums Of The 21st Century: Ljubinko Zivkovic

June 16, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
How do you compile any list? Or in this specific case, how do you compile a list of the top 10 americana albums of the 21st century – a century when americana started getting more and […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Andrew Frolish

June 1, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1
Lists such as this are always agonisingly difficult to compile.  There’s the aching self-doubt, the lingering sense that you have forgotten something or someone important and regrets over who has been left out.  The decisions made […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Jonathan Aird

April 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
One looks back at the last 22 years (we’re allowing 2000 as part of the 21st Century – I know, I know, I feel your pain fellow numerists) and it has to be admitted that there […]
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Film Premiere: “Man Behind The Stage” – A tale of rock and roll obsession

April 4, 2022 Paul Kerr 1
Americana UK is proud to present the online premiere of “Man Behind The Stage”. A documentary on one man’s passion for live music. Behind the scenes of every gig, be it an open mic night or […]
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Video: The Delines “Surfers in Twilight”

April 4, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
There are few writers who can distil people’s lives and stories into just a few lines as effectively as Willie Vlautin.  It’s a rare lyrical gift: with perfectly chosen language and carefully selected fine environmental details, […]

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

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From the fan favourite album Recovering the Satellites, this song was highly rated across the board, clearly striking a chord with writers (5 of whom voted for it), as its themes of regret and heartbreak melded […]
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Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

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Musical subtlety and insightful words add up to a contender for album of any year. Album press releases often fall into two categories: perceptive or preposterous. Especially when a band is new to you, the first […]
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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Rioghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Gordie “Crazylegs” MacKeeman “All Around The Kitchen” – fiddle driven folk

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Gordie “Crazylegs” MacKeeman has recorded a two volume album release of songs that’s called ‘Folk For Little Folk’. It was a project that came to life over the pandemic when MacKeeman became more acutely aware of […]
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Daniel Meade “When Was The Last Last Time” (Button Up Records, 2018)

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Daniel Meade is many things but never dull. He’s been around in one form or another it seems forever, so prolific and varied is his work. Generally, that work would consist of rootsy music set to country beats […]
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Nicholas Altobelli “Vertigo” (Dalton Records, 2019)

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“My name Nicholas. I write sad songs”. It’s an honest salutation written by the man himself on his Bandcamp page. And if first impressions stick, it seems to be the light in which Altobelli feels comfortable […]

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