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Buy Heartbreaker Mike Campbell’s new song and help feed America

April 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Mike Campell aka one of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers has released a new song online ‘Lockdown’ – odd title, we’re not sure what it’s about? He’s releasing it to raise money for the charity Feeding America which […]
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Video Premiere: Philip Rambow “Oceans Apart”

April 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
We are pleased to share the video premiere of the third single from Philip Rambow’s new album, ‘Canadiana’, which is released today.  Over the years, Rambow has worked with the likes of Kirsty MacColl, Mick Ronson […]
Album Reviews

Peter Oren “The Greener Pastures” (Western Vinyl, 2020)

April 24, 2020 Alan Fitter 0
Peter Oren’s latest album ‘The Greener Pastures’ with its mentions of death, being fenced in, loneliness, isolation, phone dependence and its overall melancholic tone, could be seen as a prophet and seer in this age of […]
Features

Pick of the Political Pops: Chuck Prophet “You Did”

April 24, 2020 Paul Villers 3
Well we are relatively OK here at AUK Towers thanks for asking. Obviously we can lock the door to The Bunker and in any case the extra security that we flew in from Romania are doing […]
Album Reviews

Lucinda Williams “Good Souls Better Angels” (Highway 20 / Thirty Tigers, 2020)

April 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1
The broad-church of Americana sometimes divides us. But one thing that most fans would agree on is that artists like Lucinda Williams personify the spirit and sound of the genre. Williams is the sort of musician […]

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

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Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

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Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 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 tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]
Leah Blevins
Live Reviews

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0
Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]
Album Reviews

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0
Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

  • Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”
  • Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026
  • Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”
  • Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album
  • Classic Clips: Joni Mitchell “Coyote”, Gordon Lightfoot’s home, 1975
  • Fruit Bats “The Landfill”
  • Hell in a Handcart – making a profit for “The Man”
  • Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film
  • Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions
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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 Premiere: James Combs feat. April Mann “Strange Signs”

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Los Angeles-based James Combs has set himself the ambitious project of releasing a series of bi-monthly double singles with his long-time collaborators Matt Hergert (drums) and the multi-instrumentalist John Would, who also takes on production responsibilities.  […]
Album Reviews

Mattias Lies “Highs &Lows” (Independent, 2020)

December 21, 2020 0
If growing up listening to a father’s vinyl and being inspired by the storytelling of the likes of Dylan and The Eagles is a common enough story for many of the singer-songwriters that adorn this website […]
Features

Two Men in a Mazda: Perspectives on Wesley Stace’s 2024 Tour of the UK – Part 1

November 4, 2024 1
In May 2024, I spent two and half weeks with one of my favourite singer-songwriters, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), on his first UK tour for some time. These two articles provide some insights into […]

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