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Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Scott Zosel “Emily” – marking our place with bookmarkers

December 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
True, it sounds like a love song but ‘Emily‘ is actually inspired by Emily Dickenson, so it is perhaps more a love of words.   Scott Zosel told us this about the song: “I have been obsessed […]
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Nathan Jacques “The Fire Smells Like Rain” – You know, I don’t think they’re from around here

December 6, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Nathan Jacques brings us a Western Tale in the ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky‘ mould, only these strangers from the sky might not be exactly supernatural.  It all starts with a meteorite crashing to the ground, […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – Spiced Rum! How can we have Christmas without spiced rum?

December 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Time is marching on, and it is indeed starting to look a lot like Christmas as the decorative street lights come on and that bottle of mulled wine edges its way to the front of the […]
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Video: Simon Felice “No Tomorrows”

December 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Ah, Simone Felice – yes there’ll be a look from the less-sunny side of the street, and this song specifically is about death so not the most handclapping cheerful topic.  But there’s also the questioning of […]
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Aren’t “For Love” – it was love, wasn’t it?

December 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Taken from the new EP ‘Creatures of Habit‘ Aren’t present a frail and tentative song which questions motives and explanations offered to the world and each other: “what if we tried, we did it for love” […]

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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

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Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

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artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Album Reviews
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Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

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Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”

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Interviews

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0
It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]
artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"
Album Reviews

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0
The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

  • Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads
  • Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”
  • Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”
  • Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”
  • Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August
  • Beth Lee “Life Keeps Moving On” – we’re on the move again
  • Video: Charles Wesley Godwin “Hey There Son” (feat. Wyatt Flores)
  • Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us
  • Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”
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  • Alan Peatfield: I'm a massive fan of Charles' music. Saw him perform in Nashville last September and he was magnificent. This track…
  • Alan Peatfield: I've always enjoyed Danni's music since picking up on her thro' "Mockingbird" Seen her live numerous occasions. This new album…
  • keith hargreaves: Great review David check out the podcast too for more from Danni https://americana-uk.com/americana-uk-weekly-podcast-presented-by-auks-keith-hargreaves

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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
Interviews

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Felix Hatfield “False God” (Fangbite Records, 2020)

October 30, 2020 0
Felix Hatfield is the type of artistic polymath that you don’t meet every day. His creative works of madcap art and surrealist music over the last 25 years are unconstrained by genre and comprise of silent […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Last Year’s Man “Spill the Light”

September 1, 2022 0
Here is the latest cinematic single from Last Year’s Man, the indie-folk musical project of multi-instrumentalist Tyler Fortier.  ‘Spill the Light’ is a beautifully-crafted song that takes us on a sonic and emotional journey.  Over an insistent […]
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Track Premiere: Big Love Car Wash “Dante”

April 3, 2025 0
There is no doubt that Big Love Car Wash are, at last, another NWOABB artist (that’s New Wave Of American Bluegrass Bands, natch’).  Partly that’s because the band – Sol Chase (mandolin, bouzouki, vocals), Everett Wren […]

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