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Interview: Bernie Leadon Too Late to Be Cool? No way!

January 21, 2026 Dean Nardi 0
When pigs can fly and cows jump over the moon …. when hell freezes over …. when an NBA player gets called for “palming the ball” …. when George Costanza picks up a check … when […]
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Record Store Day titles to include 35th-anniversary Townes Van Zandt album

November 8, 2022 Emily Dongray 4
November 25th sees the return of the “Black Friday” Record Store Day and once again the list of releases has many albums to delight any Americana fan. Among the vinyl being released are some rare live […]
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Discovering… Gram Parsons

October 8, 2021 Tim Martin 0
In the book High Fidelity Nick Hornby makes Gram Parsons’ ‘Return of the Grievous Angel’ one of the top 5 side one, track one’s of all time. In doing so he confirmed Parsons’ status as ‘legendary’ […]
Obituaries

The Song Remains: Byron Berline 1944 – 2021

July 13, 2021 Martin Johnson 6
Country rock and bluegrass fiddle legend who co-founded Country Gazette. Renowned fiddle player, and sometime mandolin picker,  Byron Berline died on 10th July from complications following a recent stroke. As a musician, he was able to […]
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VERSIONS: “Hot Burrito #1/ I’m Your Toy”

April 19, 2021 Tim Martin 1
In our VERSIONS series this week, which takes a look at different versions of the same song, we look back to a stone-cold classic from the Burritos which went on to be covered by… well, read […]

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Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

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The Song Remains: Andy Kershaw (1959-2026)

April 20, 2026 0
The current UK roots and world music scenes owe a significant debt to broadcaster Andy Kershaw. Anyone in the UK who enjoyed world music and became a fan of roots-influenced rock from the ‘80s owes a […]
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Massive Attack & Tom Waits “Boots On The Ground” – a slight hint of disquiet

April 20, 2026 0
We can be quite confident that this is the first Massive Attack release to be featured on Americana UK, we wouldn’t go so far as to say that it is the very first mention of Massive […]
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Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

April 20, 2026 0
In the new video from Minnesotan band The Gated Community, we find the group in the studio, demonstrating their considerable talents and the work that goes into all the sonic textures present in Hope to Hell. […]

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach 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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Cam Penner and Jon Wood all set to tour the UK

November 12, 2018 2
A Canadian duo much loved by Americana-UK return to the UK for a tour starting on Wednesday of this week. Cam Penner and his trusted full time collaborator, Jon Wood, return for just over two weeks […]
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 John Moreland Songs

April 24, 2025 2
John Moreland has been widely covered in these pages to unanimous praise for the heartfelt candour in which this songwriter from Tulsa tells his stories from the gloomier end of the human condition. Moreland has been […]
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Track Premier: Jesse Terry “Mr Blue Sky”

February 15, 2018 0
Jesse Terry has a brand new album coming out, hot on the heels of last September’s ‘Stargazer’.  It’s an album of duets with female artists including: Dar Williams / Sarah Darling / Erin Rae/ Kim Richey […]

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