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Video: Jenny Don’t and the Spurs “Flying High”

November 25, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Jenny Don’t and the Spurs are flying high in the fan made video for ‘Flying High’.   The video features footage shot by fans at the bands recent run of shows.  ‘Flying High’, the lead off track […]
Frank Viele
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Video Premiere: Frank Viele “Dive Bar Poet”

September 27, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Sepia toned nostalgia on the screen in the video for Frank Viele’s ‘Dive Bar Poet’.   The song is a character study of bartender who has bigger dreams and ambitions.  The illustrated images in the video evoke […]
Hattie Whitehead
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Video Premiere: Hattie Whitehead “Machine”

September 19, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Hattie Whitehead marries folk and electronica in her new single ‘Machine’.  Soaring harmonies can’t disguise the powerful protest message in the lyrics.   This is the first single from Whitehead’s first full-length solo album ‘Bloom’.   The album […]
James Mcvey
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Video: James McVey “Hold On To The Times”

September 14, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
A poignant study of loss from James McVey with his latest single ‘Hold On to the Times’.  The video pictures McVey traveling in the back seat of a car, writing lyrics in a notebook.  A simple […]
Grace Petrie
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Video: Grace Petrie “Fixer Upper”

August 23, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Grace Petrie delivers deft wordplay in the Frank Turner produced ‘Fixer Upper’.   The video is simply shot with the singer delivering the biting yet hopeful lyrics in a large room performing solo.   The single is from […]

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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]
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Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”

April 2, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week as we head into the long weekend. If you’re an AUK supporter your playlist will still be with you for 5pm tomorrow and don’t forget tickets for our […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!

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If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]

  • Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets
  • Something for the long weekend: Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt “I Played the Fool”
  • Our new supporters playlist comes out tomorrow – win a pair of tickets for the Folk by the Oak Festival!
  • The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001)
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Railroad Earth Songs
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
Interviews

Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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Track Premiere: Diane Coll “All Is Well”

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‘All Is Well‘ is the final song on Diane Coll’s latest album, her fourth release, entitled ‘Up From The Mud,’ which will be out on January 7th 2025.  The album follows a path through a relational […]
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The Mother Hips “When We Disappear”

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Over thirty years into their career, The Mother Hips’ new album is adventurous, restless, and rock-influenced. The Mother Hips have been creating cosmic country rock-infused power pop for three decades, with one mid-career hiatus that is […]

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