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From the AUK Archives: Interview with Yola, September 2017

September 2, 2022 Clint West 0

In our latest delve into the AUK archives we feature this fascinating Rudie Hayes interview with Yola from 2017. Still going by her full name of Yola Carter at that time, she talks enthusiastically about what […]

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AmericanaFest, Nashville, September 10th-15th, 2019

October 11, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

For Americana UK, this year’s Nashville experience ended where it pretty much started – at Robert’s Western World on Lower Broadway. Hotfoot from arriving in the city around 7pm our assembled scribes headed straight downtown to […]

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Glasgow Americana Festival, 3rd -7th October 2018

October 15, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

Now in its 12th year the Glasgow Americana Festival is essentially a very concentrated dose of life affirming music delivered courtesy of local promoters, The Fallen Angels Club, who otherwise offer us locals regular spoonfuls of […]

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Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, 2nd-5th August 2018

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While there are several “specialist” Americana festivals like Maverick and Ramblin’ Roots, for the Americana fan Cambridge Folk Festival has for many years always had much to offer.  It rightly prides itself on its eclecticism – […]

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Southern Fried Festival, Perth, Scotland, 26-29th July 2018

August 8, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

Eleven years old this year Southern Fried continues to occupy its position as the best Americana and roots music festival in Scotland and perhaps the best of its kind in the UK (although there are three […]

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John Carter Cash has enjoyed a remarkable career in the music industry. Winning multiple GRAMMY awards for his work as a producer, he has collaborated with a succession of iconic artists, from John Prine to Emmylou […]

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No one could ever accuse James McMurtry of being fanciful. After all, the characters in his songs invariably are edged with such direct, keen-eyed realism, it seems like they’ve walked straight out of the diner or […]

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