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The Droptines “Take Too Much” – access to excess is no good thing

August 5, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
You may be thinking, “That’s a big band“, judging from the photo above. Well, not in fact the case – that was taken when The Droptines signed with Miranda Lambert’s Big Loud Texas and features from […]

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Artwork for Clever Hopes album "Even Gooder Than Tomorrow"

Clever Hopes “Even Gooder Than Tomorrow”

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Bryan Adams wonders “How’s It Goin'” on new roots rock album about Canada

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New(ish) Dean Owens album out next month with intimate tour dates to support

September 16, 2026 0
Award-winning Scottish troubadour Dean Owens is nothing if not prolific! Since 2022, he has released 4 new studio albums (including recordings with iconic Latin rockers Calexico, and collaborations with celebrated Italian producer Don Antonio and Grammy […]
Album Reviews

Mama’s Broke “Reunion”

September 16, 2026 0
Beautifully intimate offering from hugely talented Canadian duo rewards the attentive listener. Mama’s Broke, Canadian duo Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria, have spent many a year on the road. Their 2017 debut album Count The […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Bright Phoebus Revisited, EartH, London – 8th September 2026

September 16, 2026 0
Bright Phoebus is one of the three great “lost” albums of its era – as special in its way as No Other or Forever Changes because, like these albums, it redefined what was possible within a […]

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  • Mama’s Broke “Reunion”
  • Live Review: Bright Phoebus Revisited, EartH, London – 8th September 2026
  • Clever Hopes “Even Gooder Than Tomorrow”
  • Bryan Adams wonders “How’s It Goin'” on new roots rock album about Canada
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
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. […]

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Live Reviews

Live Review: Wesley Stace + Emanuel Ayvas, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, London – 31st August 2025

September 4, 2025 0
The UK Met Office designates the 31st August as the end of the meteorological summer, and on a sunny Sunday afternoon I’d usually be out on my mountain bike in the Chilterns, not in a pub […]
Features

AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Dave Jarman

January 20, 2022 1
Well yes – what an enjoyable challenge! I was perhaps unusual in having six of my top 10 americana albums of all time from 2000 onwards, so consistency and laziness could have coincided and just left […]
Videos

Exclusive AUK Black Deer Backstage Video: Elles Bailey

July 7, 2023 0
The time has flown by since the 2023 edition of the Black Deer Festival wowed its devoted followers with Americana magic and left us with some incredible memories.  Much of the best music over the weekend […]

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