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Something for the weekend: Keb’ Mo’ “Good To Be (Home Again)”

January 28, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it for another week dear reader and we leave you with a performance of a new song from Keb’ Mo’ from the Kelly Clarkson Show in the US last week – it’s the title […]
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Something for the weekend: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway “Crooked Tree” (Live)

January 21, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dearest of readers and we leave you with a new clip where Molly Tuttle demonstrates some of her bluegrass talent in a video for ‘Crooked Tree’ which is […]
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Something for the weekend: Carson McHone “Still Life”

January 14, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new video from Austin’s Carson McHone who has also this week shared details about her third album and second release on Loose. ‘Still […]
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Things I Love Which Aren’t Americana: Edge magazine

January 14, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
So a new year, a new series in which AUK writers gush about things they love in life which are nothing to do with music. Or only tangentially at least. To start with, AUK Editor Mark […]
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Watch Austin City Limits performances from Wilco, Lucinda, Alejandro and more

January 10, 2022 Mark Whitfield 2
Lucinda Williams, Wilco, and Alejandro Escovedo were all inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame back in October last year, and on Saturday the ceremony premiered in the US on PBS stations with an […]

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Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

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Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

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Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell

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Album cover artwork for Rodney Crowell "Then Again"
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Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

July 6, 2026 0
Forgotten recordings from 20 years ago, which will delight Crowell fans. Then Again was recorded in 2006 with the same band as on Rodney Crowell’s previous three albums, The Houston Kid (2001), Fate’s Right Hand (2003) […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

July 6, 2026 0
Midway through the European leg of her Heavy Petal tour, Sierra Ferrell and touring company found themselves at the Docks venue in Hamburg, right in the heart of the Reeperbahn. Originally the gig had been located […]

  • Rodney Crowell “Then Again”
  • Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival
  • Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”
  • Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell
  • Video Premiere: Visions Of Albion “In The Past”
  • Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”
  • Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026
  • Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”
  • Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”
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  • Ross: Wow. Might be my post Maverick comedown, but that really got me. (Molotov the best song on that album though)
  • Jonathan Aird: No worries - it's a great performance, isn't it?
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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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 […]
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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 […]

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Video Premiere: Michael Weston King “La Bamba In The Rain”

March 3, 2026 0
We’re privileged to premiere the latest video from Michael Weston King, one of the UK’s finest songwriters. The moving La Bamba In The Rain was one of last year’s standout tracks, full of emotion and thought-provoking […]
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Soft Fangs “Honey Colony” – Listen

November 29, 2017 0
Soft Fangs is the musical project of Brooklyn-based songwriter, John Lutkevich. Having previously released an EP and a debut album, Lutkevich’s latest release Fractures saw a change in the recording process, as he explains “The LP is a […]
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Shuffle: Australia Part Three

September 3, 2021 0
In this (what was to be) final look at the music coming out of Australia I’m going to concentrate on The Ocean Party and the many offshoots from the and then finally I’ll take look at […]

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