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Video Premiere: Eva & the Vagabond Tales “Rose Colored Dreams”

April 12, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1

The beautifully shot video for ‘Rose Colored Dreams’ begins with a clever cinematic scene, in which Eva is gifted rose-tinted glasses and then we are transported into her remarkable and dreamy world.  The song looks at […]

Tracks

Something for the weekend: Rosanne Cash “The Killing Fields”

April 9, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s us again for this week dear reader. We leave you with a new powerful song from Rosanne Cash in which she tackles the US’s dark history of lynchings, called ‘The Killing Fields.’ “A few years of […]

Features

Watch the Live-to-Tape Livestream: Bahamas ft. Dawes April 10th 2021

April 9, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

We music-lovers have missed live shows over the last year.  However, one of the genuine highlights of recent months has been the explosion in online gigs and the way that artists and promoters have increasingly used […]

Features

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Here are the results of the readers’ vote

April 9, 2021 Clint West 6

Firstly a big thank you to our readers who voted in their droves. We really do appreciate your participation and love the brilliant list that your collective thoughts have generated. There were only six common albums […]

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Andrew Farriss “Andrew Farriss”

April 9, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Clean-cut pop ditties laced with deftly produced, occasionally mawkish Americana. Memorably insipid. When the co-founder and primary songwriter of a band as famous as INXS makes an Americana album, it’s fairly predictable that even mainstream media […]

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  • Sky Smeed “Live at Rock House”
  • Love – is it all there is?
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  • Book Review: Jay Nachman with Graham Parker and The Rumour “Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind”
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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 1

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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Shovels & Rope gear up for busiest year yet with five UK dates

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Shovels & Rope have gained a reputation as one of the hardest-working bands on the road today. A husband and wife duo from Charleston, South Carolina, Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst blend traditional folk, new […]

Album Reviews

The Mining Co. “Three Kings” (PinDrop Records, 2019)

December 10, 2019 0

Irish born singer/songwriter Michael Gallagher is back with his second release of the year, the Christmas themed EP ‘Three Kings’’.  We reviewed his full length album ‘Frontier’ earlier in the year, describing it as “a gently, intelligently […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Bandits on the Run

April 14, 2020 0

Making a connection from isolation: that’s what it’s all about.  Our series of mini-gigs give you the chance to see great artists perform great music, all from the comfort of your home.  Today’s mini-gig comes from […]

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