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Album Reviews

A.A. Bondy “Enderness” (Fat Possum, 2019)

May 15, 2019 Ben Roberts 0

A.A.Bondy is an Alt-Folk songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Bondy was originally the lead singer and guitarist in rock band Verbena, before making the jump to being a solo artist in 2003. ‘Enderness’ is Bondy’s 4th offering, […]

Interviews

Interview: Ian Craft of The Howlin’ Brothers

May 2, 2019 Ben Roberts 0

Formed in 2005, The Howlin’ Brothers are a 3 piece ole’ time bluegrass and country band based in Nashville, Tennessee. They consist of Jared Green who sings lead vocal and plays acoustic guitar, Dan Swan plays […]

Album Reviews

John Paul White “The Hurting Kind” (Single Lock Records, 2019)

April 11, 2019 Ben Roberts 0

John Paul White is no stranger to working with high-class musicians and in high-class musical situations. Originally one half of Alt-Folk duo The Civil Wars, John Paul White releases his third solo record ‘The Hurting Kind,’ on […]

Album Reviews

Glen Hansard “This Wild Willing” (Anti-Records, 2019)

April 3, 2019 Ben Roberts 0

‘This Wild Willing‘ is the 4th solo record by Academy Award and Grammy award-winning songwriter, Glen Hansard. Having originally cut his teeth with Irish band The Frames, Hansard released his first solo album in 2006 and […]

Album Reviews

The Goat Roper Rodeo Band “Tall Grass” (Old Pup Records, 2019)

March 7, 2019 Ben Roberts 0

Hailing from Rhuddlan in North Wales, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band release their 3rd album, ‘Tall Grass’. Taking influence from artists such as The Band, Bob Dylan and Gillian Welch, their own brand of country music, […]

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Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Lucy Mellenfield live

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Midlake “Eyes Full Of Animal” – is that a mirror?

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  • It’s the 2025 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year
  • The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Jon Harmon
  • Podcast number 10 now featuring South Korean band Wednesdayoff is now live!
  • Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Lucy Mellenfield live
  • Midlake “Eyes Full Of Animal” – is that a mirror?
  • Video: Serious Child “Veneer”
  • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Raw
  • Book Review: Alice Gerrard “Custom Made Woman – A Life In Traditional Music”
  • Maz O’Connor returning with fifth album in 2026
  • Beans On Toast “Kill Them With Kindness”
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  • Andrew Raw: Thanks, Rick. My Darling Clementine are well worth a listen.
  • Rick Bayles: Great set of songs, including a couple I'd never heard before. I shall be paying a bit more attention to…
  • Andrew Raw: Thanks very much, Andy. Wise words!

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Interviews

Interview: Dan Bern has still got his fastball, and a change-up

December 2, 2025 1

In the smart and lively songs of Dan Bern, nuances are at work like honeybees in a hive. A busy swarm of subtleties generates a nucleus of narrative honeycomb that has more layers than an archaeologist’s […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Dillon Warnek “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep”

December 2, 2025 0

Dillon Warnek’s “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep” is a sharp and dizzying collection of songs about everything and anything. “Rolling Stone” raved that his debut album “Now That It’s All Over”, was full of “wry character […]

Interviews

Caught Light: Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers on time, trust and the art of letting go

November 24, 2025 1

As we meet, Tony Dekker is sitting outside a café in Vancouver, Canada. It’s a fitting setting for a conversation with the Great Lake Swimmers’ frontman – calm, thoughtful and quietly attuned to the world around […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 48

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 […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 37

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 […]

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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