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Sufjan Stevens speaks up for refugees

January 31, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Some more glimmers of hope in the darkness, and who better to glimmer than Sufjan. Pitchfork reports: “Sufjan Stevens has shared a new statement addressed to America about immigrants and refugees. “There is really no such thing […]

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Jason Isbell Reunites with DBT in Nashville – Watch

January 31, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

Late to the party with this one sorry (it was a difficult weekend for the world. Jason would understand). RS Country reports: “Jason Isbell reunited with the Drive-By Truckers Thursday night, joining his old band for […]

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Levi Cuss ‘’Night Thief’’ (Independent, 2017)

January 31, 2017 Nick Jarman 0

Who is Levi Cuss? If you listen to this record you might just find out, delving into a dark past and redemption through the salvation of music and poetry. Joining the thriving ”Canamericana’’ group of artists […]

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Dirty Dozen: Heath Green and the Makeshifters

January 31, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Heath Green and The Makeshifters’ self-titled debut album will be released on limited vinyl, CD, digital and streaming formats March 3rd via Alive Naturalsound Records. The Birmingham, AL-based band’s heavy sound has been compared to Leon […]

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Megan & The Common Threads – “Stories To Tell” (Independent, 2016)

January 31, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

This six track EP shows that Britain can do contemporary country just as well if not better than America.  From Nashville, but now living in London, Megan O’Neill and her five piece band (who co-write the […]

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AUK Shortcuts May 2023: Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, The Confusionaires, Little Misty, Badhands, Shawn Williams, Dan Whitehouse, David Edward Booth, and The Train Wreck Endings

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Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional 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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Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia “As We Speak”

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Bluegrass as world music, master musicians exploring new ways of combining sounds and styles. If Americana, or indeed America, is anything it is a fusion of influences combining to make something new. In this case Bluegrass […]

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Bob Martin “Seabrook”

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“He could have been bigger than Dylan”. Among the 1970s singer/songwriters we have lost over the past year or so there is a name that passed with scarcely a mention outside his own circle of friends. […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

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AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly released […]

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From the Archives – Classic Americana Albums: Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” (Mercury, 1998)

Classic Americana Albums
May 31, 2023 1

In 1998 when ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road’ was released my musical tastes were much more rock-oriented and my gradual assimilation into all things Americana was really just beginning and I paid it scant attention […]

AUK Shortcuts May 2023: Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, The Confusionaires, Little Misty, Badhands, Shawn Williams, Dan Whitehouse, David Edward Booth, and The Train Wreck Endings

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May 31, 2023 1

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional 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 […]

Live Review: The Milk Carton Kids, Union Chapel, Islington, London – 20th May 2023

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What can I say about this duo? They have already appeared four times on the Americana UK website this year, and on numerous previous occasions. In fact, there is plenty to say about their live performance […]

Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia “As We Speak”

Album Reviews
May 31, 2023 0

Bluegrass as world music, master musicians exploring new ways of combining sounds and styles. If Americana, or indeed America, is anything it is a fusion of influences combining to make something new. In this case Bluegrass […]

Video Premiere: Adam Masterson “Wild Wolves”

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Here’s the video premiere of ‘Wild Wolves’ from London-born, New York-based singer-songwriter Adam Masterson.  With a sense of urgency and drama, gritty vocals and a soaring chorus, ‘Wild Wolves’ has the feel of Springsteen.  Propulsive percussion and […]

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