Features
AUK Back Pages No. 22
It’s the last four months of AUK’s tenth year as the premier online resource for all matters Americana. To mark the occasion there was a tenth birthday bash held in its heartland of Liverpool with a […]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Charlie Worsham
Dextrous of hand and sunny of disposition, Charlie Worsham, is a musician’s musician. In 2022 he was the Academy of Country Music’s Acoustic Guitar Player of the Year followed a year later by his nomination as […]
Tracks
Vanessa Lively “Ready To Find You” – let’s see what we can discover
Vanessa Lively is a bilingual songwriter and non-profit founder – starting in 2017 a music-based non-profit in Austin called Home Street Music. The program holds music circles with people who have experienced chronic homelessness. In addition to […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “Our Remaining Pig” – sometimes the hard thing is what must be done
Here is the outstanding new single from Tacoma, Washington songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig. ‘Our Remaining Pig’ is steeped in atmosphere, with beautifully arranged instrumental layers, including flourishes of keys over fuzzy bass, building tension throughout. Hillig’s […]
News
Here are the americana and country winners from the 2026 GRAMMYS
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 48 hours you’ll have seen the extensive coverage of this year’s GRAMMYS which featured the usual array of costumes, curveballs and a healthy-dose of ICE bashing […]
Interviews
Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away
When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]
Vanessa Lively is a bilingual songwriter and non-profit founder – starting in 2017 a music-based non-profit in Austin called Home Street Music. The program holds music circles with people who have experienced chronic homelessness. In addition [...]- Here is the outstanding new single from Tacoma, Washington songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig. ‘Our Remaining Pig’ is steeped in atmosphere, with beautifully arranged instrumental layers, including flourishes of keys over fuzzy bass, building tension throughout. [...]
- It’s been a while since we heard from Dutch singer-songwriter P.J.M Bond, who’s Hemingway inspired debut album “In Our Time” so impressed back in early 2024 as did his earlier EPs. In the past we’ve [...]
- Readers, this is a real treat. AUK-favourites, The Avett Brothers, have released a video for ‘Matrimony’, recorded all the way back in 2005. This never-before-seen footage was long thought lost and transports us to the [...]
- The Sky Chiefs are setting up to release their self-titled debut album, which will be out on February 13th. They are, though, more than worthy of attention because they consist of a duo already known [...]
Mike Ritchie:
Tylor And The Train Robbers have a very impressive album catalogue. This sounds v.promising.
John Avery:
What a waste of space (largely)
CB Lullabies:
Great songs Robert 👍
