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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 5 – Gretchen Peters “Blackbirds” (2015)

October 17, 2022 Graeme Tait 2
Gretchen Peters’ contribution to the singer-songwriter craft through the twenty-first century has few if any peers, such is the cannon of her work and the quality of her albums, peaking with the award winning, ‘Blackbirds’ in 2015. […]
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Galvezton “Persevere”

October 17, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
Change in name marks sharp change in musical direction from songwriter from Galveston via Nicaragua. Robert Kuhn has been part of the Galveston music scene since arriving from Nicaragua back in 2012, recording two albums under […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Bob Dylan “Mississsippi”

October 17, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 1
Giving songs a title inspired by any of the fifty U.S. states is now becoming sort of a tradition, and each of these songs has a different background or connotation.Last week, Lyndon Bolton wrote about ‘Ohio’, […]
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The Deer “The Beautiful Undead”

October 17, 2022 Michael Macy 1
A kaleidoscope of sound cocoons impressionistic lyrics in ‘psychotropic folk’ album. ‘The Beautiful Undead’ is the fifth album from the The Deer, a quintet from Austin, Texas.  It is a confection of poetic pop music and […]
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April Moon “The Lord Hath Taken Away” – giving with one hand…

October 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
April Moon are that rare thing – a Canadian duo from the prairie province of Saskatchewan who are currently based deep in the heart of Americana UK land.  Liverpool.  Liverpool UK.  Jaime April & Jason Moon […]

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]
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Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]
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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Here’s the sound of the summer; Marianne is upbeat folk from singer-songwriter Karl Bray. Featuring guitar from Paul Phillips, former member of Pooh Sticks, Marianne opens with a light strum before the song settles into its swaying […]

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