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Yola “Stand For Myself”

August 2, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
‘Stand For Myself’ is yet another almost perfectly crafted album from Yola. After her bomb of a debut album, when she “walked through fire” out of nowhere, does Yola need to “stand for herself?” Maybe so, […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Bruce Springsteen “Born in the USA”

August 2, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0
Being on the next link of the Americana Chain can feel a bit like being George Bernard Shaw in one of the funnier Python sketches (there were three in total if I remember correctly). Observe as […]
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Rachel Garlin “The State We Are In”

August 2, 2021 Alan Fitter 0
A delightful summer EP from the multi-talented Rachel Garlin. San Francisco singer/songwriter Rachel Garlin’s latest release is ‘The State We Are In” a delightful five song EP that comes in at just under 14 minutes but […]
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Who What Why When & Werewolves “Little In Love” – Toughish Love though

August 2, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
And this is a lesson to all up and coming and aspiring bands – you might think it’s funny to call yourself The Young Uns or The Milk Carton Kids – but eventually you’ll age and […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Grace Morrison “Small Town Lament”

August 2, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
We are pleased to share the video premiere of ‘Small Town Lament’ from Grace Morrison.  It’s a restless song with a restless theme: the character Morrison inhabits is seeking something more meaningful and less claustrophobic than […]

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Cover art Paul Slade Book "Blood On The Leaves"

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The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Fruit Bats’ Eric B Johnson

June 12, 2026 0
This week Keith ducks out of the rain to bring you a show packed with shiny new things including an interview with Eric B Johnson of Fruit Bats on the day of the release of their […]
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The Joel Affair “Honest Opinion” – thank you Jeff Tweedy

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The new EP Lo & Behold provides Toronto’s The Joel Affair with their new single, Honest Opinion. Like the rest of this third EP from Joel Phair, the man behind the band name, it’s a song […]
Videos

Video: The Hanging Stars “Let It Slide” – you sold all my clothes for a cheap night out

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Check out the infectious melodies and jangling guitar of the new single from the always-excellent The Hanging Stars. Let It Slide shimmers with light, bright twelve-string guitars and swirling, summery sounds. As ever, the band’s four-part […]

  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Fruit Bats’ Eric B Johnson
  • The Joel Affair “Honest Opinion” – thank you Jeff Tweedy
  • Video: The Hanging Stars “Let It Slide” – you sold all my clothes for a cheap night out
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tribute Albums
  • Book Review: Paul Slade “Blood On The Leaves”
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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 1
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
Interviews

Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 1
Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn “Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2020)

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Abagail Washburn doesn’t leave all the banjo experimentation to her husband Bela Fleck, who has produced this new album. Where Bela has been looking across the Atlantic to the banjo’s origins in Africa, Abigail Washburn has […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Brothers Osborne “Weed, Whiskey and Willie”

May 12, 2020 0
While the previous chain gang entry was all about Willie Nelson and the song ‘City of New Orleans’, I myself am not looking at his son or even his granddaughter, but I thought I would look […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Mary Gauthier + Jaimee Harris + Michele Gazich, Union Chapel, London – 26th November 2022

December 6, 2022 0
Mary Gauthier took to the celebrated stage of the Union Chapel with Jaimee Harris and Michele Gazich (who would provide throughout the set another dimension to the music with his violin and piano playing) and started […]

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