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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Ashley Monroe

May 28, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Throughout 2020, as the world was gripped by the pandemic, we helped to fill the void left by a lack of live music by posting a series of mini-gigs from outstanding artists.  It has been a […]
Album Reviews

Rod Picott “Wood, Steel, Dust & Dreams”

May 28, 2021 Paul Kerr 1
Rod Picott’s new readings of all his co-writes with Slaid Cleaves add up to an instant classic collector’s item (and it sounds damn good too). Over the course of around a dozen albums, Rod Picott, a […]
Videos

Video: Barry Jones “Lost Resort”

May 28, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Long time friend of AUK, Liverpool based Barry Jones has taken a break from his Southbound Attic Band to record a set of songs of sparse acoustic charm, with just guitar, his voice and harmonica. The […]
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Readers’ Picks: Richmond Fontaine live at BBC Scotland

May 28, 2021 Clint West 0
This week’s pick comes from Fiona Winders who lives in Malmo, Sweden. There is very little that I need to say here as Fiona covers it all beautifully: “On their farewell tour of the UK, Americana […]
Tracks

Sway Wild “To The Loons” – Listen

May 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw decided to change their duo name to Sway Wild and produced their debut release under that name in 2019.  It was a star-studded release with the likes of Allison Russel and […]

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Fruit Bats “The Landfill”

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Album Reviews

Fruit Bats “The Landfill”

July 3, 2026 0
After a gap of a mere nine months, Eric D. Johnson returns with a new Fruit Bats offering – the americana world should rejoice. We really need to get something out of the way immediately. The […]
Columns

Hell in a Handcart – making a profit for “The Man”

July 3, 2026 0
“In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act” – George Orwell “Well I woke up this morning…” as legendary blues numbers are won’t to have it. Normally my next line would […]
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 […]

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  • 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
  • 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”
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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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Book Review: Chris Gregory “Minstrel Boy – The Metamorphosis Of Bob Dylan – Picasso Of Song, Volume Two”

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Following on from his highly acclaimed 2021 book, “Determined To Stand – The Reinvention Of Bob Dylan“, which took a detailed evaluation of the legendary singer-songwriter’s career between the years of 1992 – 2020, author Chris […]
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Lana Nauphal “Is It Raining In California?” – the rain it rains most every day

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What is it about rain?  For creatures that are 90% water we do seem to have a bit of a downer on water when it falls as droplets under gravity.  It’s often a metaphor for “things […]
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Sony to release Springsteen “No Nukes” concert

July 21, 2021 1
Sony Music Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of a new Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band film, ‘The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts.’ The concert is a composite of two performances shot during the […]

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