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From up north but now hiding in rural Suffolk. An insomniac music-lover. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, rock...whatever. Currently enjoying Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Tommy Prine, Jarrod Dickenson, William Prince, Frank Turner, Our Man in the Field...
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Video: King Creosote “Blue Marbled Elm Trees”

September 21, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Blue Marbled Elm Trees’ by King Creosote is utterly hypnotic.  Layers of swirling sounds rise up to the cosmos in an epic sweep of song; moving, stirring, adventurous, leaving us spellbound.  Beginning dreamily, the song grows […]

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Video Premiere: Jason McNiff “Try for the Sky”

September 20, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

One of the UK’s finest singer-songwriters is long-time friend of AUK Jason McNiff.  His songcraft is masterful and ‘Try for the Sky’, taken from his 2021 album ‘Dust of Yesterday’, is a great example of his […]

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Video Premiere: Louis Michot “Rêve du Troubadour” feat. Rising Stars Fife and Drum

September 19, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the atmospheric video for ‘Rêve du Troubadour’, which translates as ‘The Troubadour’s Dream’, by Louis Michot, the fiddler, songwriter and lead singer from GRAMMY-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers.  The title is a reference to Michot’s […]

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Video Premiere: Turn Turn Turn “New Rays From an Old Sun”

September 18, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from the Twin Cities’ Turn Turn Turn.  The core trio of Barb Brynstad (bass and vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar and vocals) and Adam Levy (guitars and vocals), aided by drummer Josh Kaplan […]

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Video: Beans on Toast “The Golden Lion”

September 15, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Beans on Toast returns with an outstanding new single, ‘The Golden Lion’.  It’s a song that tells of Beans’ love for a particular place and its people, for a glorious British pub in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, […]

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Our latest features

  • Features

    For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “Ripple”

  • AUK Shortcuts September 2023: Jeff Plankenhorn, The 19th Street Band, The Waymores, Andrew Rumsey, The Street Arts Project, The Two Tracks, Ludwig Wright and Bret Mosley

  • Classic Clips: Bonny Light Horseman “The Roving” opbmusic Live Session, 2020

  • The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Jonathan Smith

  • Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “Ashgrove”

  • More People Should Really Know About: Otis Gibbs

  • VERSIONS: “White Freightliner Blues”

  • Americana Vinyl Treasures : Splinter “The Place I Love” – Dark Horse Records, 1974

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Wilco “What’s The World Got In Store”

  • Classic Clips: Jackson Browne with JD Souther – AMA Awards Ryman Auditorium, 2014

Our latest live reviews

  • Live Reviews

    Live Review: An Evening With Guise & Hannah Rose Platt, Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester – 7th September 2023

  • Live Review: Steve Tilston, Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln – 16th September 2023

  • Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 17th September 2023

  • Live Review: Bonny Light Horseman with the London Contemporary Orchestra, The Barbican, London – 15th September 2023

  • Live Review: The Unthanks Alldayer, The Barbican, London – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: Tommy Prine + Old Man Boom, The Portland Arms, Cambridge – 3rd September 2023

  • Live Review: Graham Nash, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London – 11th September 2023

  • Live Review: Dan Stuart, Fallen Angels Cub, Glad Café, Glasgow – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: The War and Treaty + Foreign Affairs, Omeara, London – 1st September 2023

  • Live Review: The Walkmen + Almost Nothing. Koko Camden, 30th August 2023

Our latest book reviews

  • Book reviews

    Paperback Riders: Will Birch – “Cruel To Be Kind – The Life & Music Of Nick Lowe”

  • Book Review: Michael Streissguth “Highways & Heartaches”

  • Paperback Riders: Emily St. John Mandel – “Station Eleven”

  • Book Review: David C Morton with Charles K Wolfe “DeFord Bailey, A Black Star in Early Country Music”

  • Book Review: Mandi Bates Bailey “The Downhome Sound; Diversity and Politics in Americana Music”

  • Bluegrass Briefs –The Cleverlys, Nora Brown, Andy Lowe, East Nash Grass, Buster Sledge, Jim Lauderdale
  • For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “Ripple”
  • View from Across La Manche #18 – From Our Own Correspondent
  • Restos “Ain’t Dead Yet”
  • Preview: Fairport Convention announce Autumn 2023 UK Tour, celebrating 56 years of British folk rock
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Interviews

Interview: Cruz Contreras on cosmic country and Idaho

September 26, 2023 0

Mixing lo-fi with classic sounds and a Steinway piano to create a unique sound. After 25 years playing music, latterly with his band the Black Lillies, Cruz Contreras has finally got around to releasing his first […]

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Interview: Tommy Prine on going this far South with friends

September 21, 2023 0

Songs that document the journey to being a man. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly helped to persuade his friend, Tommy Prine, that he should pursue a life in music.  Subsequently, Kelly, a wise man, indeed, co-produced ‘This […]

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Interview: Jonathan Wilson on following his gut instincts and eating the worm

September 19, 2023 2

Adding a dollop of Finnish Wigwam to his Southern musical family heritage. There is no better example of a musical polymath than Jonathan Wilson. He is a successful solo artist, an in-demand record producer for artists […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

August 31, 2023 27

How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

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Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 22

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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