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About Clint West
From buying my first record aged 10 and attending my first gig at 14, music has been a lifelong obsession. A proud native of Suffolk, I have lived in and around Manchester for the best part of 30 years. My idea of a perfect day would be a new record arriving in the post in the morning, watching Ipswich Town win in the afternoon followed by a gig and a pint with my mates at night,
Features

Feature: How two Manchester women, fed up of people chatting at gigs, decided to put on their own shows – with a strict no talking policy

November 29, 2021 Clint West 1
Clint West meets Dawn and Tania of ‘The Hen House Presents’ at their own Otis Gibbs show. Recently whilst at a Peter Bruntnell gig, a friend handed me a flyer for an Otis Gibbs show in […]
A Night to Remember

A Night To Remember: Townes Van Zandt – The Hop & Grape, Manchester, December 9th 1994

November 2, 2021 Clint West 1
A rambling, shambling Townes talks a lot, tells long jokes and occasionally sings a song. You don’t always get to see your heroes, or sometimes they become your heroes too late. I never got to see […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Courtney Marie Andrews, Gorilla, Manchester – 26th October 2021

November 1, 2021 Clint West 0
Award winning singer-songwriter reminds everyone just how uplifting a great performance can be. On the morning of this show I slipped on some wet brown leaves whilst out walking the dog. As well as causing me […]
Features

Watch Twang Factor 2 winner Jess Jocoy’s stunning AUK exclusive Winner’s Session

October 27, 2021 Clint West 0
Jess Jocoy plays three breathtaking songs to celebrate her recent win. You won’t want to miss this! The votes are counted and the winners declared. However, this year’s Twang Factor isn’t quite finished yet because we […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: The Long Ryders “Native Sons”

October 27, 2021 Clint West 2
Following its October 1984 US release on Frontier Records, ‘Native Sons’ hit the UK in March 1985 when it was picked up and released by Demon Records’ Zippo label. Despite some success on the US college […]

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It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]
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Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

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Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]
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Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

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Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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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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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
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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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Clem Snide “Don’t Bring No Ladder” – Listen

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Clem Snide (the recording name that Eef Barzelay goes under) has released his new single ‘Don’t Bring no Ladder’which is taken from his Ramseur Records/Thirty Tigers releases ‘Forever Just Beyond‘.  His first new album in almost […]
Live Reviews

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Albert Hall, Manchester, 25th October 2017

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The resplendent setting of a former Methodist hall in central Manchester was a suitable venue to welcome Jason Isbell back to these shores and an expectant congregation of devotees were not disappointed by an evening that […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Will Cookson “As the Devil Pleases”

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Last week Kimberly Bright picked a track by Justin Townes Earle’s collaborator and friend Scotty Melton whose songs such as ‘Me and the Devil’ she described as “rigorously honest… unflinching depictions of life and psychological landscapes.” […]

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