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From the AUK Archives: VERSIONS – “Long Black Veil”

October 12, 2022 Clint West 3

A few years ago AUK ran a series called VERSIONS. It basically did what it says on the tin and invited our writers to celebrate both the original and some of the best covers of classic […]

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From the AUK Archives: Margo Price + Aaron Lee Tasjan, Celtic Connections, Oran Mor, Glasgow: 24th January 2017

September 9, 2022 Clint West 0

This week’s delve into the AUK archive has unearthed this live review by long-time AUK writer Paul Kerr. Witnessing Margo Price’s first visit to Scotland our man is clearly extremely impressed. You can feel the excitement […]

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From the AUK Archives: Interview with Yola, September 2017

September 2, 2022 Clint West 0

In our latest delve into the AUK archives we feature this fascinating Rudie Hayes interview with Yola from 2017. Still going by her full name of Yola Carter at that time, she talks enthusiastically about what […]

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  • Track Premiere: C.M. Talkington “Greenlight”
  • Video: Gareth Dunlop & Lee Rogers “The Past is Never Dead”
  • Interview: CMH Records release digital Merle Travis and Joe Maphis albums
  • Eamon McGrath “Fireworks” – explosions in the sky
  • Classic Americana Albums: Great Speckled Bird “Great Speckled Bird”
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Album Reviews

One Adam One “Where Do I Begin”

March 24, 2023 0

Good things come in small packages. The duo that is One Adam One are Americana veterans, singer-songwriter Adam Reichmann and his long-term musical partner Todd Schnitzer. The two have a long history of writing together, forming […]

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Album Reviews

Eric Bibb “Ridin'”

March 23, 2023 0

‘Ridin’’ is a strong and moving record that will reveal and reward more on repeated plays. Following 2021’s ‘Dear America’, Eric Bibb returns with his new album ‘Ridin’’.  The Stockholm-based expatriate American revisits his family’s activism […]

Album Reviews

Reg Meuross “Stolen from God”

March 23, 2023 0

A stunning and important work of historical research set to some of the best folk tunes you’ll hear this year. This is a project that has been in the planning since 2018. Meuross says of it: […]

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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 […]

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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. I […]

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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 released […]

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Interview: CMH Records release digital Merle Travis and Joe Maphis albums

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Interview: Doug Paisley on adapting to middle age and revisiting older songs

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Interview: Madison Cunningham on the Grammys and International Women’s Day

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Interview: Diane Hubka on why folk and americana should still swing

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One Adam One “Where Do I Begin”

Album Reviews
March 24, 2023 0

Good things come in small packages. The duo that is One Adam One are Americana veterans, singer-songwriter Adam Reichmann and his long-term musical partner Todd Schnitzer. The two have a long history of writing together, forming […]

Track Premiere: C.M. Talkington “Greenlight”

Tracks
March 24, 2023 0

‘Greenlight‘ is taken from the new album ‘Texas Radio‘ that is released today by C.M. Talkington on Birs Recordings.  It’s an album that in part mirrors another part of his life – Carty Talkington is perhaps […]

Video: Gareth Dunlop & Lee Rogers “The Past is Never Dead”

Videos
March 24, 2023 0

Gareth Dunlop and Lee Rogers both possess emotional, characterful voices that capture and hold attention.  Individually, they are fine singers but together, over lightly tuneful acoustic guitar, their vocals combine to create an utterly captivating sound.  […]

Interview: CMH Records release digital Merle Travis and Joe Maphis albums

Interviews
March 23, 2023 0

Maintaining a country and bluegrass heritage and developing its future digital fan base. Periodically Americana UK looks beyond artists to the organisations that help them get their music to the listening public. CHM Records was founded […]

Eamon McGrath “Fireworks” – explosions in the sky

Tracks
March 23, 2023 0

Eamon McGrath finds himself tongue-tied on his most recent single, taken from the album ‘A Dizzying Lust’ which is released on March 31st.  It’s a paradoxical situation though as he describes having “most of the English […]

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