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AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – August 2025

August 22, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Welcome to August’s edition of the Monthly EPs Round-Up, where we run a sagacious eye over this month’s crop of new releases. And what a bumper crop we have to harvest this month, with no less […]
News

The Magpies announce new single, festival and UK tour dates

July 6, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Following the release of their debut album ‘Tidings’ last year, The Magpies have announced their return with a new single ‘I Never Will Marry’ which you can watch below, a new festival announcement and a 16-date […]

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Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption”

Album Reviews
September 17, 2026 0

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally

News
September 17, 2026 0

Vinny Peculiar “The Curse of You Know Who”

Album Reviews
September 17, 2026 0

Freightliner “Canadian Cowboys” – blue jeaned dreams

Tracks
September 17, 2026 0

Video: Fruition “Compass” – we all get lost, but we all can be found

Videos
September 17, 2026 0
Album Reviews

Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption”

September 17, 2026 0
Political activist takes aim at…. Guess who? Kaz Murphy’s fifth album finds him in sparky forms – taking on a multitude of targets and one racist, orange liar in particular.  Straight from the start on the […]
News

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally

September 17, 2026 0
Robert Plant’s Saving Grace: All That Glitters… is out digitally on October 9th on Nonsuch Records. The EP, previously released on vinyl for Record Store Day, follows Plant’s 2025 critically acclaimed album, Saving Grace; both feature […]
Album Reviews

Vinny Peculiar “The Curse of You Know Who”

September 17, 2026 0
On his tenth album, the UK singer-songwriter gives his own, surprisingly fresh take on events both past and present. Americana isn’t exactly a genre known for its up-to-date commentary on things like pop culture and the […]

  • Kaz Murphy “Songs of Rebellion & Redemption”
  • Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally
  • Vinny Peculiar “The Curse of You Know Who”
  • Freightliner “Canadian Cowboys” – blue jeaned dreams
  • Video: Fruition “Compass” – we all get lost, but we all can be found
  • New(ish) Dean Owens album out next month with intimate tour dates to support
  • 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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  • Mskateb: Great song. Good commentary. One tiny error. Sam had testicular cancer not multiple myeloma. At that time MM was not…
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Behind the Songs

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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Preview: The Gate To Southwell Festival returns this summer with a fine bill of acts

February 7, 2025 0
The 18th Gate To Southwell Festival (aka GTSF) runs from July 3rd to 6th 2025 at Kirklington Lakes, which is midway between Mansfield and Newark and just north of the picturesque market town of Southwell. This […]
Tracks

Danny Schmidt “2020 Vision” – Listen

May 14, 2020 0
This strange year is marked by Danny Schmidt on his new release ‘2020 Vision’, which is a play on words as he relates “2020 has been an extraordinary and challenging year. It’s been surreal to live […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “Into The Night”

August 26, 2026 0
Into The Night is Ardentjohn’s second single of the year, following the energetic Hey Boy. It’s another song perfect for your late-summer soundtrack. Waves and layers of sound immerse you immediately, beginning with Seth Marron’s rolling, […]

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