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Videos

Video: Terra Lightfoot “Paradise”

August 22, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0
Taken from her forthcoming album, New Mistakes, out on October 13th, this is a powerful and soulful piece of rock’n’roll from the Canadian roots rocker.
Album Reviews

William The Conqueror “Proud Disturber Of The Peace” (Loose, 2017)

August 21, 2017 Peter Churchill 0
William The Conqueror, a three-piece band from Cornwall, is the creation of former folkie, Ruarri Joseph. For those of us fortunate enough to have caught Mr Joseph in his former guise playing small, intimate venues, often […]
Tracks

Joan Osborne “Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)”

August 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Joan Osborne has just released an album of Bob Dylan covers, review coming up on AUK soon, and from that record she’s releasing a single.  Speaking about her version of ‘Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)’, […]
Live Reviews

The Travelling Band + Elle Mary & The Bad Men, Water Rats, London, 10th August 2017

August 21, 2017 Mark Underwood 0
An otherwise quiet Thursday night in King’s Cross for the Travelling Band’s album launch. First up though is Elle Mary and the Bad Men. Elle was born in Wales but is  now based in Manchester, something […]
Interviews

Interview: Mark Olson

August 21, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0
Mark Olson is a pathfinder, one of the true leaders of a movement, a genuine seminal artist, a musician and performer who changed music, who helped it cut a new path. The founder of The Jayhawks, […]

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Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]
Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

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At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]
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Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

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A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

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Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

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Track Premiere: The Frisbys “I Heard”

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The Frisbys are a six piece alt-folk band, with a country twist, from London.  Their name reflects less on an obsession with the hipster sport of Ultimate Frisby and more that the distinctive vocals are provided […]
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AUK’s EP Round-Up – January 2024

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So here we are, the first month of a new year and a new writer at the helm of the AUK’s EP Round-Up. Actually make that two new writers as my esteemed college Fred Arnold and […]
Album Reviews

Joe Pug “The Flood In Color” (Nation of Heat Records, 2019)

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In what is turning into a vintage year for quiet reflective music we now have Joe Pug’s new album ‘The Flood In Color‘. Don’t be fooled by the sleeve which looks like something from a 1970’s […]

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