Jim Finnie

Classic Americana Albums: Hayes Carll “Trouble In Mind”

May 5, 2021 Jim Finnie 3

When his third album, ‘Trouble In Mind’ was released in 2008, Hayes Carll was an up and coming yet still relatively unknown alt-country singer-songwriter, who had built up a small, but dedicated, group of fans through […]

A Night to Remember – Three great nights at the famous “Duck”

April 27, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

Give an AUK writer an inch and they’ll take a mile – certainly this one has in the interpretation of ‘A Night to Remember’ as it covers 3 nights and 3 different artists, but they all […]

Amanda Cook “Narrowing The Gap”

April 8, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

As good a piece of modern bluegrass as you’re ever likely to find. Bluegrass albums can elicit mixed responses on AUK with some holding the view that they shouldn’t be included in an Americana genre, which […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band “Against The Wind”

April 7, 2021 Jim Finnie 4

Last week my colleague Tim Newby wrote a great piece on Billy Strings which finished with a live version of ‘Oh, the Wind and Rain’ and now being tasked with continuing the chain it seemed an […]

Eric Stracener “Ocean Springs”

April 6, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

A gentle and languid laid-back album that should leave you mellow and stress-free. Mississippi-based singer-songwriter Eric Stracener is back with the release of a new album in the shape of the neatly formed ‘Ocean Springs’. His […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 0

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

Articles by Jim Finnie

Classic Americana Albums: Hayes Carll “Trouble In Mind”

A Night to Remember – Three great nights at the famous “Duck”

Amanda Cook “Narrowing The Gap”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band “Against The Wind”

Eric Stracener “Ocean Springs”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates

All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December