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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Lucinda Williams

March 26, 2025 Fiona Golden 6
AUK has rightfully sung the praises of alt-country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams for years now, and last year, she was voted the number one Americana artist of all time by our readers. With a career spanning 46 […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Paul Simon

February 19, 2025 Dean Nardi 1
“Remember one man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.” It may seem like Paul Simon has been around forever, and if you are of the Baby Boomer generation your perception may be right. Simon (age 83) and […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without it – Nanci Griffith

February 12, 2025 Jonathan Smith 1
Writing about music generally forces you to adopt a critical stance; it’s not enough to say ‘I like this’ or ‘I don’t like that’, you have to drill a little deeper to try to find a […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without it – The Grateful Dead

February 5, 2025 Graeme Tait 25
With the first few weeks of the new year comfortably under our belts, we now return for a second series of what was one of our most popular features of 2024, ‘Cant Live With It, Can’t […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without it: Sam Outlaw

January 15, 2025 Andy Davidson 3
“I Wish that I could hold my mama/ Just once before she leaves/ But I can’t/ No I can’t…” Sam Outlaw will always hold a special place in my heart. I’ve played and waited for those […]

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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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

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

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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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The Long Road festival, combining country, Americana and roots, is an annual fixture in my diary – taking place over the bank holiday weekend at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, which falls on the 22nd to 24th August […]
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 Pawn Shop Saints’ fourth album captures the moment. ‘Weeds’ is the fourth album from the Pawn Shop Saints, stalwarts of New England Americana.  The Saints are led by singer/songwriter Jeb Barry who writes the songs, and […]

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