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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 […]

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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 […]

Features

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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Tim Easton “North American Songwriter Vol. 1 and 2”

January 26, 2023 0

Unplugged and raw – Close your eyes and let Easton transport you to a better, gentler world. Born in Ohio but now living in Nashville. Easton describes himself as a dyed-in-the-wool troubadour.  In the mode […]

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Daniel Antopolsky “Old Timey, Soulful, Hippy-Dippy, Flower Child Songs from the Cosmos… Wow! (Unheard Songs of the Early 1970s, Part Two)”

January 26, 2023 0

Original Outlaw Country era survivor revisits songs written on the global hippy trail. The story of Daniel Antopolsky’s friendship with Townes Van Zandt and his brief but formative time at the emergence of what became […]

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Belle & Sebastian “Late Developers”

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Glasgow mavericks deliver a second dose of feel-good factor pop music within nine months, still imbued with their usual lyrical sobriety. Barely nine months since the release of their last album ‘A Bit Of Previous’ […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 2

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 […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 20

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. […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

November 22, 2022 18

AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly […]

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Interview: Michael Cleveland on spreading his musical wings beyond traditional bluegrass

January 24, 2023 4

Interview: The Hackles on bringing their Oregon sound to the UK for the first time

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Interview: Andy Leftwich on what it takes to be the American fiddler

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Something for the weekend: Lucero “Raining For Weeks”

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January 27, 2023 0

Well that’s it for another week dearest reader. Congratulations again to all the winners for the UK americana awards last night, and a special congratulations to Ralph McLean from BBC Radio Ulster who won the […]

The Twang Factor 3 Presents: Rob Clamp

Features
January 27, 2023 2

Welcome to the penultimate performance of The Twang Factor 3. The final act will perform next week before an AUK panel then convenes to choose our winner. This week’s guest is Rob Clamp, a singer, […]

Classic Clips: Mary Chapin Carpenter (with friends) “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” CMA Awards 1993

Classic Clips
January 27, 2023 0

From Mary Chapin Carpenter’s most commercially successful album ‘Come On Come On’ comes the Grammy nominated ‘He Thinks He’ll Keep Her‘. Recorded at the 1993 CMA awards this classic comes complete with a very youthful looking […]

Paperback Riders – John Einarson “Mr Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds’ Gene Clark”

Book reviews
January 27, 2023 2

A few months back we looked at David N Meyer’s book on Gram Parsons. That book spent much of its time stripping away the myths that have followed Parsons’ name. Einarson has a different task […]

Live Review: Lucinda Williams and Buick 6 + L.A. Edwards, The Barbican, London – 21st January 2023

Live Reviews
January 27, 2023 0

According to social media posts from those who have seen Lucinda Williams’ current shows, she and her band are on top form. Here at AUK we’ve been lucky enough to have had reporters at two […]

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