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About Kimberly Bright
Indiana native, freelance writer specializing in British, Canadian, and American music and cultural history, flyover states, session musicians, overlooked and unsung artists. Author of 'Chris Spedding: Reluctant Guitar Hero.' You can contact her at kimberly.bright@americana-uk.com.
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Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Patsy Cline “Imagine That” – Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry, 16th April 1962

February 18, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
This Patsy Cline performance clip is from one of her four 1962 appearances on the ‘Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry’ television program, named for its sponsor of the time, which ran from 1960 to 1963. The […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Kasey Chambers “Hard Road”

February 14, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
Ljubinko Zivkovic’s entry last week on ‘The Chain Gang’ was The Triffids, which immediately inspired thoughts of another Australian americana artist, Kasey Chambers. Chambers is from Mount Gambier, South Australia, 760 miles from The Triffids’ hometown […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Kimberly Bright

January 27, 2022 Kimberly Bright 1
Man, it is hard to believe we’re already this far into the 21st century! As a Gen X’er, I have to ruefully admit the truth of the meme that we’ll always think 1980 was twenty years […]
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Album Reviews

Eddie Berman “Broken English”

January 27, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
Berman’s prescient thoughtful folk album was written back in 2019 but sounds like it was inspired by the height of the pandemic. Portland-based folk singer-songwriter Eddie Berman found himself with an album’s work of material in […]
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Album Reviews

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Great American Radio Vol. 9”

January 21, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
Enjoyable Nitty Gritty Dirt Band live performances from 1974. This collection is the ninth in a series of Retroworld’s archival releases of concerts and studio performances broadcast on American radio in the ’70’s. The two CD’s […]

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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

May 29, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this sweltering week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Drew Danburry’s Icarus Phoenix outfit which he describes as “an upbeat fiendishly danceable song about […]
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Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026

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When Kiefer Sutherland strode onto the stage at Norwich’s Adrian Flux Waterfront, the response from the packed crowd was immediate and thunderous. There was no slow build into the evening: Sutherland and his outstanding band launched […]
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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

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You see what he did there? Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and musician Jim Keller is to release Vinylly!, a collection of 14 of his finest songs from the last 15 years, and his first-ever European vinyl release. […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Johnny Cash was one of the most iconic musicians of all time and also, one of the most hard-working, with 60+ recorded albums throughout his career, however, his legacy didn’t end with the music he recorded […]
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Sunflower “Thin Skin” – Listen

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