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Track Premiere: The Deer’s Cry “Heal The Heart”

August 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The Deer’s Cry are a four piece – augmented on this song with a string section – of Celtic Harp, percussion, upright bass and banjo.  An unusual combination which lends itself to gentle and reflective folk […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Deidre McCalla “Shoulder to the Wheel”

August 25, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1
Here is the video premiere of ‘Shoulder to the Wheel’, a folk-anthem from iconic troubadour Deidre McCalla, who has been putting out music for almost five decades.  As a black woman, lesbian, feminist and mother, McCalla […]
Interviews

Interview: Louisiana legend Tommy McLain on making Swamp pop-u-lar again after 40 years

August 24, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
The English influence on “I Ran Down Every Dream” may surprise some listeners. Sometimes it can seem that the term legendary is applied to any musician who has managed to maintain a lifelong career when in […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Willie Nile “Streets of New York”

August 24, 2022 David Jarman 0
New Yorker Willie Nile is often regarded as a musician’s musician, his admirers including Bruce Springsteen and Lucinda Williams, the latter quoted by AUK’s Gordon Sharpe in his 2020 interview with Nile as commenting “Willie Nile […]
Album Reviews

Nora Brown “Long Time To Be Gone”

August 24, 2022 Paul Gibson 0
Teenage New Yorker’s accomplished album of traditional banjo music. The expectation is that old time music is most authentic when played by true old timers; musicians deep into long lives, living and breathing the hand me […]

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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

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Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

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Patty Loveless and Chris Staplerton at the CMA Awards 2022

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

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Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn

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Videos

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

July 24, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]
Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"
Album Reviews

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0
Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

  • Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”
  • Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”
  • Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward
  • Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022
  • Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn
  • Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”
  • The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore
  • Bee Appleseed “Escape From The Digital World” – turn off, tune out, fall into the world
  • Video: Sorrel Nation “Ran Jonny Ran” – longing and misplaced loyalty
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Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
Interviews

Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

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Tracks

Track Premiere: Hallie Spoor “Shenandoah”

September 18, 2023 0
This is the third single to be released from Hallie Spoor’s EP ‘Heart Like Thunder‘, and it’s a lovely reimaging of the well known folk  song.  Hallie Spoor explains that “This cover of Shenandoah is very […]
News

Bloodshot Records – is this the end?

October 20, 2021 5
Bloodshot have been one of those labels synonymous with americana over the years, its roster including Ryan Adams, Neko Case, The Sadies, Alejandro Escovedo, Robbie Fulks, Justin Townes Earle, Kelly Hogan and Jon Langford among others […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Ian Clayton “In Search of Plainsong”

October 13, 2022 1
Back in 2018, I reviewed Iain Matthews’ excellent autobiography, “Thro’ My Eyes” and, in many ways, “In Search of Plainsong” can be seen as a companion to that book. When Iain Matthews wrote his memoir he […]

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