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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,
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Neil Young and Waylon Jennings “Bound for Glory”

July 17, 2023 Clint West 0
In last week’s Chain Gang Helen Jones served up the wonderful Jaime Wyatt, ably assisted by Shooter Jennings. For my connection this week I’ve turned to Shooter’s old man Waylon. Here he also lends a hand […]
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Black Deer Festival Interview: Dylan LeBlanc talks frankly about his musical heritage, songwriting and fatherhood

July 14, 2023 Clint West 1
Dylan LeBlanc is steeped in music and his love for it is clearly totally unwavering. When American UK’s Clint West spoke to him at the recent Black Deer Festival he got the feeling that Dylan LeBlanc […]
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Black Deer Festival Interview: Joey Burns (Calexico) talks longevity, collaboration, festivals and future plans

July 7, 2023 Clint West 0
For many lovers of americana music, the name of Calexico would have been one of those which caught the eye amongst a very strong billing at this year’s Black Deer Festival. Since their ‘Spoke’ debut album […]
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Review – Black Deer Festival 2023: Britain’s premier Americana event continues to grow

June 27, 2023 Clint West 5
This year’s Black Deer was the fourth since it began in 2018 with an enforced break in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. It seems a good time then, to take stock and reflect on […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Clint West

June 23, 2023 Clint West 8
AUK Features Editor Clint West writes: Welcome to a brand-new feature where each week an AUK writer will select their ‘Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists’. We will then aggregate their scores to bring you our […]

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Video Premiere: Benny Bleu “Serenity Song”

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Benny Bleu’s banjo playing is a timeless thing to watch and hear. We find ourselves drawn in by his hypnotic style and the repetition of sweetly played melodic phrases. It’s the perfect musical backdrop for sensitive […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

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The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]
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I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

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Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Doug Schmude ‘’Ghosts Of The Main Drag’’ (Independent, 2017)

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