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Terry Emm “The Leaving” – Listen

September 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Singer-songwriter Terry “Two Ms” Emm is returning to music this month following a six year hiatus: his new EP ‘Ornate’ drops on Friday, and today he unveils the striking opening track ‘The Leaving’.  Emm says “When I was around 12-15 years old I’d […]
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Tyler Childers: “Americana ain’t no part of nothing”

September 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Yeah all right mate! Have a good weekend dear readers, leaving you today with news from the AMA awards on Wednesday night where several artists were outspoken on topics ranging from gun control to country music […]
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Harmony Rockets w/ Peter Walker “Atropos” – Listen

September 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Well this is lovely. Longtime Woodstock resident, guitarist Peter Walker recorded two albums for the Vanguard label in the late Sixties in a style best described as American folk-raga. Rediscovered by Tompkins Square in 2006 after decades […]
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Jason Isbell dominates at 2018 AMAs

September 13, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
The 2018 Americana Music Association Awards took place last night, hosted by the lovely Milk Carton Kids, and no surprises for guessing who won a number of them (literally no surprises as we told you in […]
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Isbell: If the Dixie Chicks had been Tim McGraw, nobody would have cared

September 12, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Jason Isbell did an interview with Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor last month who used to be a spokesperson for President Obama but also happened to be a passionate Isbell fan.  He caught up with Jason […]

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Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”

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Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”

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Rita Bliss “One More Winter”

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Album Reviews

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 0
Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]
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Book Reviews

Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”

October 6, 2026 0
On the road with an unofficial Rock & Roll Goodwill Ambassador. Travelling band member and often solo troubadour Bobbo Byrnes describes his memoirs as a “rags-to-rags” story of roaming the world in search of songs. It […]
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Album Reviews

Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”

October 6, 2026 0
Worth the wait for this impressive return and a dose of the truth. Lyal Strickland hails from Missouri’s Ozarks. This is his first full-length release since his 2016 record, Preservation. Much has happened in between, and […]

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  • Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”
  • Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Seamus Fogarty
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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The moody new single from Widowspeak explores how perspectives change over time as situations and relationships evolve.  Singer-songwriter Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas deliver a truly atmospheric song, held together by strong percussion and […]
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Tanbark “Heart-shaped Locket” – Listen

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Never will a distinctive vocal be deemed less than interesting here at AUK and Chloe Nelson’s  vocals are nothing less than distinctive.  She is one half of Tanbark which started in 2011 as a long-distance songwriting […]
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Live Reviews

Live Review: Hannah White, Town Hall, Kirton In Lindsey – 27th May 2022

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In recent years the life of a modern day touring singer-songwriter has received some hefty body blows, starting with the streaming of their recorded work and a much reduced income and then to Covid and the […]

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