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Video: Dawn Landes “Travelling”

June 20, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
This is the new single from Dawn Landes, from her album Meet Me At The River, out on August 10th.  It’s three and half minutes of melodic contemporary country and is rather good.
Album Reviews

Laura Veirs “The Lookout” (Bella Union, 2018)

June 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
After the profile raising ‘Case/Lang/Veirs‘ album and tour of a couple of year’s back, ‘The Lookout‘ see’s Laura Veirs return to solo work, albeit solo accompanied by a number of Americana celebrity collaborators. It’s also, on […]
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Sami Simon “Carry You With Me” – Listen

June 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Sami Simon wrote this song whilst he was travelling through Scandinavia and knew, or came to know, that at some-point he would have to leave it’s shining beauty behind him.  At least he wasn’t losing in […]
News

New Ryan Adams stuff on the way, possibly lots of it

June 19, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
An interesting story up on Consequence of Sound this morning where they mull over the various Ryan Adams going on at the moment. As they note,  “Ryan Adams dropped two new songs over the last few weeks, […]
Album Reviews

Anne Elise Hastings and Her Revolving Cast of Characters “Anne Elise Hastings and Her Revolving Cast of Characters” (Independent, 2018)

June 19, 2018 Mark Nenadic 0
New Orleans probably isn’t the first place you’d turn to when looking for contemporary folky Americana. However, if you can marry the jazz and blues sounds of The Big Easy with a foundation of folk and […]

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Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film

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Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

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Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

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Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

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Elizabeth Cook
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Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film

July 3, 2026 0
Elizabeth Cook returns with new album, Great Television, which will be released on 14th August 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Described as “a potent collision of country and rock & roll”, the album was produced by Shooter […]
News

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

July 3, 2026 0
This week finds Keith talking to Jim Walker, head honcho at Brighton-based Brighthelmstone Promotions. Jim talks us through all the ins and outs of promoting, as well as tempting us with some fabulous South Coast events. […]
Tracks

Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

July 3, 2026 0
Tomorrow’s a special day in America, and today we have a song that’s all about the America that Eric Andersen loves. A land where healthcare might be recognised as a right, a land where Freedom is […]

  • Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film
  • Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions
  • Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?
  • Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver
  • Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads
  • Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”
  • Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”
  • Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”
  • Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
Interviews

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Video: Beth Orton “Weather Alive”

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Mood and atmosphere. Beth Orton’s unmistakable voice sounds the way the images in her new video for ‘Weather Alive’ look; gauzy, melancholy, and evocative. Muted colours reminiscent of super 8 footage from the 70’s are the […]
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Following on from last week’s contribution from my colleague Kimberly Bright and her wonderful choice of Johnny Cash’s version of ‘We’ll Meet Again’, I have chosen to return to the Cash album from which the track appeared […]

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