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AUK’s Paul Villers has a weekly look at the news with an accompanying Americana song

Features

Pick of the Political Pops: Woody Guthrie “All You Fascists Bound To Lose”

September 6, 2019 Paul Villers 0
Your regular correspondent has been on a sabbatical of late taking part in something called “The Real World” away from the delights and highlights of the Internet Universe. Trust – it’s a dreadful place. Don’t go […]
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Pick of the political pops: Steve Earle “John Walker’s Blues”

August 30, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
In a week where it seems like there’s almost nothing new under the sun to say about Brexit that hasn’t been said a million times over, in today’s Pops we cast our minds back to the […]
Features

Pick of the Political Pops: The Pogues “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”

August 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
‘And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971 which has since become a standard in Australian folk circles (William Crighton did an amazing version of it […]
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Pick of the political pops: Kacey Musgraves “Oh, What A World”

August 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Kacey Musgraves this week expressed her anger over the US government’s stance on gun reform, following two mass shootings in the US this past weekend. “I don’t know what the answer is but obviously something has […]
Features

Pick of the political pops: Leon Rosselson “World Turned Upside Down”

August 9, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2
In April 1649 about 20 men assembled at St. George’s Hill, Surrey, and began to cultivate the common land. These Diggers held that the English Civil Wars had been fought against the king and the great […]

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The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022

Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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artwork for The Builders and The Butchers album "No Tomorrow"

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John Prine August 2016
Features

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

April 9, 2026 0
Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
Album cover artwork for Cut Worms "Transmitter"
Album Reviews

Cut Worms “Transmitter”

April 9, 2026 0
This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

April 9, 2026 1
Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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  • Cut Worms “Transmitter”
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs
  • The Builders and The Butchers “No Tomorrow”
  • Scotland Bluegrass Festival announces details of line up and expanded location – it’s got Biggar!
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Scotty Melton’s “Me and the Devil”

May 4, 2021 0
Linking to Justin Townes Earle’s ‘Harlem River Blues’ is Earle’s collaborator, friend, and roommate, singer-songwriter Scotty Melton and his song ‘Me and the Devil.’ The two met in the ’90s in the men’s toilets at the […]
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Previously unheard 1973 live album from Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels set to be released on Record Store Day

October 25, 2023 3
Fifty years after Gram Parsons’ passing, Amoeba Music and Polly Parsons (Gram’s daughter) have announced the release of a special two-LP live recording from Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels titled ‘The Last Roundup: Live from […]
Album Reviews

Kathleen Grace with Larry Goldings “Tie Me To You” (Monsoon Records, 2020)

May 11, 2020 0
Kathleen Grace went into creating the album ‘Tie Me To You’ with the same feeling that has inspired so many before her: heartbreak. Her devastation was so deep that Grace was barely sleeping and drowning herself […]

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