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From California, with UK family roots. An aspiring songwriter, and part-time musician, who also enjoys freelance writing and spends far too much time in hotels. A member of the Americana Music Association (USA) as well as Nashville Songwriters Association. Currently enjoying the latest releases by Son Volt/Jay Farrar and Jack Broadbent ...
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Video: Dierks Bentley “American Girl”

May 14, 2024 Mike Robbie 2
Well, here’s an interesting new music video for the collective opinion of our AUK readership.  When I saw the headline as it read, “Dierks Bentley Borrows Tom Petty’s Rickenbacker Guitar for ‘American Girl’ Video,” I had […]
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Video Premiere: Cedric Burnside “Hill Country Love”

March 25, 2024 Mike Robbie 0
“When you ever in the ‘Sip, come by and juke a little bit.” Cedric Burnside is back, for all of you AUK listeners with an ear towards some traditional blues, with his new song ‘Hill Country […]
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Video: Joe Normal “Ya Gotta Open Your Heart”

April 5, 2023 Mike Robbie 0
As we keep calm and carry on, we offer you a recent video release from Joe Normal, for his song ‘Ya Gotta Open Your Heart’, taken from the forth-coming album release ‘Public Works’ which is due […]
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Video: Jerry Leger “Live from Paradise”

March 27, 2023 Mike Robbie 0
Well, here he comes again – live and under the hot lights at Toronto’s historic Paradise Theatre, it’s Canada’s very own Jerry Leger and his 5-piece electric band with yet another recent video release for the […]
Album Reviews

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutter “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”

April 25, 2022 Mike Robbie 0
A complex, well-written double-album that deserves your attention. In what appears to be an album culled together from various singles released over the last couple years, Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters have confidently put forth […]

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

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

August 5, 2026 2
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 […]
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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 […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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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 […]

  • 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
  • Live Review: Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes + Riley Catherall, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 25th July 2026
  • Clayton Denwood “Looking for a Road”
  • Ferris & Sylvester “The Game” – going back to the beginning
  • Video: Inland Isle “White Collar Breakdown” – a dark fantasy about AI
  • Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider
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  • Graeme Tait: Lol. Sorry, Alan, I knew as soon as I'd chosen to cover Tom Waits for this feature you'd be a…
  • Alan Peatfield: OK, Graeme - just one observation ... the obvious one. "As a songwriter he is right up there; on the…
  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. Glad you approve. It was an excellent gig.

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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Tony McLoughlin “True Native” (Fuego, 2019)

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Irish veteran Tony McLoughlin has something of the late Jimmy LaFavre about his delivery and style, particularly where his grizzled, hardscrabble vocals are concerned. However, despite his songs also being the sort that haven’t brushed the […]
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Track Premiere: Birds OF Play “Fate Of Saints I (John)”

July 2, 2021 0
Birds of Play have come together bit by bit to become their current quartet selves – Alex Paul and Jack Tolan (guitar, mandolin, vocals) have been playing music together for years. Jack Tolan had the privilege of […]
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The Avett Brothers cover Randy Travis – Watch

April 24, 2019 0
It’s fair to say we don’t often cover Randy Travis on AUK but we make an exception when it comes to fellow North Carolinians the Avett Brothers whose 2012 taping of CMT Crossroads is considered by […]

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