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Album Reviews

AUK Shortcuts: Paula Boggs Band, David Lewis, The Doomed Bird of Providence, Jack’s Basket Room, Swarme of Beese, Victoria’s Big Easy, Allen Dobb, Peter Karp, and Mark Branscombe

June 2, 2026 Bryan Bance 0
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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Thunder and Rain, live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 28th August 2026

Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026

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Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”

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Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo

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Rayland Baxter

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

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Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

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Thunder and Rain, live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 28th August 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026

September 3, 2026 0
As I travelled to this evening’s show through the Lincolnshire countryside, the consequences of this long, hot summer were visible as far as the eye could see. In place of the “green and pleasant land” so […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”

September 3, 2026 0
The latest song from Jaspar Lepak is an upbeat declaration of personal hope that resonates strongly with the times, making for a beacon of hope in what can seem like a darkening world.   Jaspar Lepak shared […]
Videos

Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo

September 3, 2026 0
Here is the dramatic video for Chatting Through Steel (Revisited) by Cole Gallagher. David Hidalgo of Los Lobos adds gritty, characterful vocals, complementing Gallagher’s own impassioned voice as he sings with compassion about immigration and the […]

  • Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026
  • Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”
  • Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo
  • After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October
  • Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”
  • Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”
  • Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…
  • Video Premiere: Scott Cook “Steady For You”
  • AUK Short Cuts: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil, Kevin Coleman, Bay Station, Mudlarks, Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock, and Ben Walden
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  • Jonathan Aird: Glad you liked it - the tribute album is going to be a must-get.
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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. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Folk Alliance International Awards Results

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The International Folk Music Awards – presented by Folk Alliance International (FAI) – were announced on the 21st of February during a starry night of music and speeches (more of that anon) that opened the conference […]
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Album Reviews

Tin Roof Echo “Flowers Falling”

August 22, 2024 1
Big band sound from Joe Hooten’s Tin Roof Echo in collaboration with producer Kevin Boggs. Tin Roof Echo is the artist styling of Joe Hooten, originally from Macon, Georgia, but for almost 20 years based in […]
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Carla Olson “I Can See For Miles” – supporting Teen Cancer America

May 6, 2022 0
Carla Olson has recorded The Who’s classic song as a support to the band’s Teen Cancer America charity.  Having become aware of their work, the immediate thought was, “how can we help?” and the initial idea […]

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