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Book Reviews

Book Review – Rickie Lee Jones “Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour”

June 7, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
An engaging account of a troubled kid whose dreams kind of came true. Despite her numerous albums and two Grammys, Rickie Lee Jones is remembered by many in the main for her brief relationship with Tom […]
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Michael Hays “Red Willow”

June 1, 2021 Paul Kerr 2
A heady brew of cosmic country and post-rock ambience. Originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Michael Hays has made his home in Austin, Texas and LA over the years with a quirky line in jobs (working in a […]
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Rod Picott “Wood, Steel, Dust & Dreams”

May 28, 2021 Paul Kerr 1
Rod Picott’s new readings of all his co-writes with Slaid Cleaves add up to an instant classic collector’s item (and it sounds damn good too). Over the course of around a dozen albums, Rod Picott, a […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Will Johnson “Devil On The Interstate Line”

May 17, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
When I was handed the baton last week from our editor, Mark, I thought, easy peasy, there are thousands of songs about the devil so this is a no brainer. Then, I checked the previous link […]
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Jim McCulloch “When I Mean What I Say”

May 10, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
A veritable garden of delights. Fairly hot on the heels of Jim McCulloch’s last release, the wonderful update of sixties folk-rock which was Snowgoose’s second album, the Motherwell born artist mines another cultural seam, this time, […]

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Kim Richey is one of those unsung heroes of americana who have been around for ages, releasing an album every few years without huge fanfare, but whose work within the industry, working with higher-profile musicians, has […]
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40 years on and we have the debut solo album by musical legend Mike Richmond, co-founder of the lamented Love Tractor, leading lights of the Athens, GA music scene. This is a great month for fans […]
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Rodney Crowell to release ‘lost album’ “Then Again” next month

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Rodney Crowell has announced the release of an album which many fans thought would never see the light of day, Then Again which arrives on 26th June 2026 via New West Records. The 10-track set was […]

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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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Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0
There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

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Austin Stambaugh “Midwest Supernatural”

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A superb set of modern country songs informed by classic country singer-songwriters. It’s a rare delight to discover an album from a new name that immediately captures your attention, indeed, grabs it and won’t let go. […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Neil Young “The Needle and the Damage Done”

December 4, 2020 0
This week we discovered that the UK’s MHRA – the medicine regulator – has passed the Pfizer vaccine as safe and that it can be rolled out to the public. Now we here at Americana-UK are […]
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Something for the weekend: Josh Ritter “Time is Wasting”

August 21, 2020 0
We leave you on this windy Friday dear reader with news that Josh Ritter has announced the mini-album ‘See Here, I Have Built You a Mansion’, a collection of 8 rare or unreleased songs and performances […]

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