Tim Martin

Book Review: Mitch Baranowski (editor) “Austin’s Music Scene: Your Guide to the City’s Most Iconic Artists & Venues”

March 10, 2026 Tim Martin 2

In 1991 Austin City Council declared the city the Live Music Capital of the World. The live music and festival scene has grown over the years, including internationally recognised events like South by Southwest and Sutin […]

On World Book Day 2026, our call for short fiction: Americana stories…

March 5, 2026 Tim Martin 0

AUK would like to invite fiction writers to submit short stories inspired by the world of Americana music for publication on Americana UK. Whether it’s a tale sparked by a particular song, a character shaped by […]

George Mann and Mick Coates “Ghosts of the Old West”

February 24, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Australiana meets the old west on a fine set of traditional country-inspired songs. Australia is producing some great stuff in “our” part of the musical forest. This collaboration between American George Mann, who his press describes […]

The Delines “The Set Up”

February 23, 2026 Tim Martin 2

A set of songs which builds on their last album and extends the stories told there in new directions, coupled with a growing musical sophistication. The Set Up is flagged as a companion piece to last […]

Paperback Riders: Henry James “Washington Square”

February 19, 2026 Tim Martin 1

Henry James’s Washington Square has been described as “one of the most psychologically acute novels in nineteenth-century American literature.” Published in 1880, during James’s middle period, it lacks the complexity of his later works but has a […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

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