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Album Reviews

Society of Rockets “Unearthed”

February 15, 2022 Russell Murphy 0

A fine stop on the musical journey for this society They have ploughed their own furrow, San Francisco based Society of Rockets, criss-crossing a number of different genres since blossoming out from the Shimmer Kids Underpop […]

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Album Reviews

Bobby Allison and Gerry Spehar “Delta Man”

January 26, 2022 Russell Murphy 0

Reflections on four decades of friendship. These guys started out together in the early 80s, and have survived a myriad of ups and downs, professionally and personally, and this previously unreleased 15-track album serves as a […]

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The Other Side of Me: Russell Murphy recalls the soulful genius of Smokey Robinson

January 18, 2022 Russell Murphy 0

My mum and dad didn’t have a great deal in common; polar opposite political views, different religious backgrounds, they couldn’t even agree on what to call me when I was born and had to compromise on […]

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AUK's Chain Gang

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Yonder Mountain String Band “Think For Yourself”

January 10, 2022 Russell Murphy 0

Last week, Tim Newby brought us details of the important work being carried out by Backline, an organisation whose mission is to connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Alison Krauss and Union Station “Paper Airplane”

December 22, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

One sign of a truly great artist is the ability to make an album of Grammy winning quality when already several years into a recording career, which itself included significant solo success, as well as with […]

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Our latest features

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    Features

    More People Should Really Know About: Otis Gibbs

  • VERSIONS: “White Freightliner Blues”

  • Americana Vinyl Treasures : Splinter “The Place I Love” – Dark Horse Records, 1974

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Wilco “What’s The World Got In Store”

  • Classic Clips: Jackson Browne with JD Souther – AMA Awards Ryman Auditorium, 2014

  • More People Should Really Know About: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams

  • Americana Vinyl Treasures: Mike Nesmith “The Prison”- Pacific Arts, 1975

  • For the Sake of the Song: Dave Alvin “The Man in the Bed”

  • Classic Clips: Rufus Wainwright “The Art Teacher” – Live on Last Call with Carson Daily, 2004

  • AUK’s Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Andy Davidson

Our latest live reviews

  • Steve Tilston live Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln. 16th September 2023
    Live Reviews

    Live Review: Steve Tilston, Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln – 16th September 2023

  • Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 17th September 2023

  • Live Review: Bonny Light Horseman with the London Contemporary Orchestra, The Barbican, London – 15th September 2023

  • Live Review: The Unthanks Alldayer, The Barbican, London – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: Tommy Prine + Old Man Boom, The Portland Arms, Cambridge – 3rd September 2023

  • Live Review: Graham Nash, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London – 11th September 2023

  • Live Review: Dan Stuart, Fallen Angels Cub, Glad Café, Glasgow – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: The War and Treaty + Foreign Affairs, Omeara, London – 1st September 2023

  • Live Review: The Walkmen + Almost Nothing. Koko Camden, 30th August 2023

  • Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Brown Horse, Oslo, London – 2nd September 2023

Our latest book reviews

  • Book reviews

    Paperback Riders: Will Birch – “Cruel To Be Kind – The Life & Music Of Nick Lowe”

  • Book Review: Michael Streissguth “Highways & Heartaches”

  • Paperback Riders: Emily St. John Mandel – “Station Eleven”

  • Book Review: David C Morton with Charles K Wolfe “DeFord Bailey, A Black Star in Early Country Music”

  • Book Review: Mandi Bates Bailey “The Downhome Sound; Diversity and Politics in Americana Music”

Interviews

Interview: Cruz Contreras on cosmic country and Idaho

September 26, 2023 0

Mixing lo-fi with classic sounds and a Steinway piano to create a unique sound. After 25 years playing music, latterly with his band the Black Lillies, Cruz Contreras has finally got around to releasing his first […]

Interviews

Interview: Tommy Prine on going this far South with friends

September 21, 2023 0

Songs that document the journey to being a man. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly helped to persuade his friend, Tommy Prine, that he should pursue a life in music.  Subsequently, Kelly, a wise man, indeed, co-produced ‘This […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Wilson on following his gut instincts and eating the worm

September 19, 2023 2

Adding a dollop of Finnish Wigwam to his Southern musical family heritage. There is no better example of a musical polymath than Jonathan Wilson. He is a successful solo artist, an in-demand record producer for artists […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

August 31, 2023 27

How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

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Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 22

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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