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Willie Nelson releases track from his new record – Watch

April 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Willie Nelson has released a new track ‘Something To Get Through’ from his forthcoming album ‘Last Man Standing’ which comes out on April 27 via Sony Legacy.  It’s been described as “a song about the devastation we […]

Album Reviews

Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner “Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner” (State Fair Records, 2018)

April 11, 2018 Linda Jameson 0

Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner’s self-titled album is an accomplished and heartfelt homage to Pedigo’s late father. From the title (inspired by his father’s terrible homebrew), to the themes of the songs (breakups, loss, the transient nature of […]

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Daniel Meade “When Was The Last Last Time” (Button Up Records, 2018)

April 11, 2018 Tim Merricks 0

Daniel Meade is many things but never dull. He’s been around in one form or another it seems forever, so prolific and varied is his work. Generally, that work would consist of rootsy music set to country beats […]

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The Long Road Festival launches with Lee Ann Womack, Billy Bragg and more

April 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

We’re doing well for americana tinged festivals this year and today there’s the announcement of another one which says it’s bringing the “sounds of the country music scene to the UK” but actually has a broader […]

Videos

Video: Dan Owen “Icarus”

April 11, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

From the album Stay Awake With Me, out on August 17th, this is the fine new single from Dan Owen with an great video of him busking in London.

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Video: Gethen Jenkins “Country Road”

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His debut album ‘Western Gold’ will be released later this year but in the meantime this is a great cover of the James Taylor song from the Virginia man with the amazing voice.  Enjoy.

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Warren Zanes “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska”

March 20, 2024 0

When a tortured artist sat in a bedroom recording demos on a cassette tape… and came out with a lo-fi masterpiece. The epilogue to this book has Warren Zanes being contacted by Bruce Springsteen to ask […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Best of the Rest

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It’s done, the articles have been written, the numbers crunched and AUK writers are slowly regaining their sanity. Twenty-four of our finest offered their assessment and came up with over 120 different artists. Points were awarded […]

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