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Russ Tolman “Goodbye El Dorado” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

May 24, 2019 Graham McCusker 0

‘Goodbye El Dorado’ is the eighth solo release from True West frontman and founder Russ Tolman. Written in the midst of a sabbatical in Osaka, Japan, it is a love letter to his US homeland […]

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Alex Seel “Spell On A Tin Drum” (Independent, 2019)

April 26, 2019 Graham McCusker 0

Wandering singer-songwriter Alex Seel has been from Devon to London to Ireland and back again, picking up on as many musical influences as possible along the way. On his second record, ‘Spell On A Tin […]

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Americana A-Z – Jesse Malin

April 16, 2019 Graham McCusker 1

Alt-country has always had a reputation as being Americana’s brattish, bastard cousin. Despite having somewhat died a death in recent years, one of its trailblazers, Jesse Malin, still continues to make exciting and relevant music […]

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The Yawpers “Human Question” (Bloodshot, 2019)

March 28, 2019 Graham McCusker 1

Denver three-piece The Yawpers return with their third record ‘Human Question’. There are few acts around with a back catalogue as strong as they have over the space of two full-lengths, with killer rock n’ […]

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Jared Henry “Running Wild” (Venison Records, 2018)

March 6, 2019 Graham McCusker 0

‘Running Wild’ is the debut album from Arkansas singer-songwriter Jared Henry – a collection of sun-soaked mellow acoustic jams, which evoke Jack Johnson at his most breezy. The result is a record which fails to […]

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Americana Roots: Pixie & the Partygrass Boys

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December 18, 2020 0
Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts [...]

Americana Roots: Grayson Capps

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American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts [...]
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Americana Roots: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

November 20, 2020 0
  American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]
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Americana Roots: Old Town Flood

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  American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]
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Americana Roots: Tenth Mountain Division

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  Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]

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Interview : One Hundred Years Of Songitude with Peter Stampfel

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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Kimberly Bright

Features
January 21, 2021 1

We’ve heard a lot about “light at the end of the tunnel” recently. For 20 years AUK has been vaccinating readers against the harmful effects of cheesy music by injecting a large dose of cool […]

VERSIONS: “Pancho and Lefty”

VERSIONS
January 21, 2021 0

Here we go again with another “VERSIONS” in which our writers accumulate, disseminate, articulate and are frequently late with their musings about songs and how they are presented. This time Rick Bayles (a man who […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Everly Brothers “Mama Tried”

Features
January 21, 2021 0

The Everly Brothers, a Merle Haggard country hit and the emergence of country rock Last week’s Chain Gang brought us The Secret Sisters ‘Late Bloomer’ which is a modern version of a sound that goes […]

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Peach & Quiet “Just Beyond the Shine”

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Harmony rich indie-folk from Canada with Nashville flavours. ‘Just Beyond the Shine’ is the debut album from Canadian singer-songwriter duo Peach & Quiet, based in Pender Island, British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast between Vancouver […]

Willie continues his tributes to Sinatra

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January 21, 2021 0

Bob Dylan is, of course, not the only artist who admires Frank Sinatra – Willie Nelson recorded the Grammy award winning ‘My Way‘ in 2018 and is following it up in 2021 with another album […]

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