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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Davidson

March 19, 2026 Andy Davidson 2
This is the final AUK writers’ choice of Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time. Watch out for the countdown to the song voted Number 1, coming shortly. I finalised this feature knowing Moses had left […]
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Rick Maddocks “Blue Horse Opera”

January 22, 2026 Andy Davidson 2
Country & Western collisions. “Anyone can come up with a story… you just need a few lies and a few loose wires upstairs and enough time alone to tie them all together”. So says Gene, a […]
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Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter “Forever, I’ve Been Being Born”

December 11, 2025 Andy Davidson 0
Ten emotive tracks of timeless quality. The Sweet Hereafter have been around for close on a quarter century. On this new album from the band, the tracks within centre around Jesse Sykes’ transcendent voice, tracks filled […]
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Book Review: Jeff Apter “Carl Perkins The King of Rockabilly”

November 19, 2025 Andy Davidson 0
If the Shoe Fits. “Life ain’t nothing but a blending up of all the ups and downs/ Dammit Elvis, don’t you know.” Mike Cooley’s opening line on the 2004 track ‘Carl Perkins’ Cadillac’. A double sovereign […]
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Charles Wesley Godwin “Live From The Steel City”

November 14, 2025 Andy Davidson 1
A Pittsburgh gathering of like-minded kin elevated by Godwin’s incredible voice. Over the years, West Virginian Charles Wesley Godwin has built up a reputation for delivering excellent live shows. He’s supported artists such as Luke Combs […]

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Jesus The Dinosaur “Nothing to the Branches”

June 23, 2026 0
A strong debut from a band who bring a fresh take to the genre and its themes. The amount of acrimony and infighting that goes on in bands is proof enough that the members are often […]
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Laurelyn Dossett “Believe Me” – here’s the truth looking you in the eye

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If you’re looking for a singer-songwriter whose words and voice sit well within a tradition of honest, straightforward country storytelling, then look no further because it is Laurelyn Dossett that you are looking for. You may […]
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Video: Goldschatz “We Got Love”

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Check out the new video from americana folk duo Goldschatz. Recorded on Körbergasse in Aachen during their 2026 German tour, this busking performance of We Got Love manages to be both public and intimate at the […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Interview: Red Sammy – Songs that sparkle, engage and entangle

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Songs that dwell in the underbelly of human existence. Sometimes you are hypnotized by how Adam Trice is able to shine a light upon the dark waters of his songs by the way he illuminates a […]
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Rising star Lady Nade announces ‘Willing’ tour

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Close to a year after her AMAUK award nomination, Lady Nade is taking ‘Willing‘ on the road to a wider audience. The album, which we reviewed here, made waves all summer. The album is her third, […]
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Dia del Mercado “Another Clumsey Mile” (Root and Branch Recordings, 2017)

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Tumbleweeds roll through a dusty town, the barroom doors clatter back and forth in the wind and the Ennio Morricone soundtrack rattles with a raucous choir. It’s not, however, a cheroot chewing man with no name […]

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