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AmericanA to Z

Americana UK takes you through a rolling A to Z of Americana each week

AmericanA to Z

AmericanA to Z: Karen Dalton

July 14, 2020 Tim Martin 2
Many artists go unrecognised in their lifetimes. Some of them end up with a “cult” following, and some end up with such a huge weight of myth surrounding them that their music often fails to live […]
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AmericanA to Z: Justin Townes Earle

July 7, 2020 Russell Murphy 0
When you are the firstborn of one of americana’s iconic roots musicians AND given the name of one of the great songwriters of his era, it’s kinda preordained that you will end up in this business, […]
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AmericanA to Z: Jason Isbell

June 30, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 3
In Nik Cohn’s history of pop and rock Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom, his chapter on The Beatles opens  “Next come the Fab Four, the Moptop Mersey Marvels, and this is the bit I’ve been dreading. I mean what […]
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AmericanA to Z: Brittany Howard

June 23, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0
There have been some pretty impressive entries in the AmericanA to Z feature under the letter “H” already. We’ve had Ed Hamell and Emmylou Harris. It’s a letter so loaded down with talent that no-less-than Ray […]
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AmericanA to Z: Golden Smog

June 16, 2020 Clint West 0
Golden Smog is a loose and occasional association of musicians centring around various members of The Jayhawks, Wilco and Soul Asylum. On occasion they have also been joined by members of The Replacements, Big Star and […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Michael Rudd

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Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers “Abnormal Condition”

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For The Sake Of The Song : The Volares “Down To The Lane”

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Brennan Leigh, live at St. Mary's Creative Space, Chester - 32d July 2026

Live Review: Brennen Leigh + Jackson Ward, St. Mary’s Creative Space, Chester – 3rd July 2026

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John R. Miller “The Great Unknowing”

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AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Michael Rudd

July 20, 2026 0
Hailing from New Mexico, roots rock singer/songwriter Michael Rudd has been around for almost four decades since he put a bag of clothes, a manual typewriter, a few notebooks and a guitar in his two-door Datsun […]
Album Reviews

Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers “Abnormal Condition”

July 20, 2026 0
Raw, intense, varied Americana with a great ‘live’ feel. Abnormal Conditions’ is the fifth album by upstate New York roots rockers Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers, and it is an absolute corker. It blends rock, […]
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For The Sake Of The Song : The Volares “Down To The Lane”

July 20, 2026 0
There are some songs that just hit the spot. Songs that one instantly adores and that have an almost profound effect on you and that you keep coming back to year after year. It’s been nearly […]

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  • John R. Miller “The Great Unknowing”
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  • Charlotte Morris “Make America” – so, this word great…
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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Videos

Video Premiere: Radiator King “Gospel”

December 18, 2020 0
We are delighted to premiere ‘Gospel’, the latest video release from Radiator King.  Featuring a strong acoustic strum, rolling piano and the characterful, melodic vocal of Adam Silvestri, this is a song that brings to mind […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Ricky Skaggs “A Simple Life” – Transatlantic Sessions, 1998

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The Transatlantic Sessions were a sheer gold gift for those of us who love our music unplugged and natural. Thank you, genuinely, to whichever genius had the idea of rounding up the cream of folk and […]
Album Reviews

Will Hoge “Tiny Little Movies” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

July 20, 2020 0
Top class writing with a great sound and a sense of authenticity could be a recipe for the perfect Americana album, and Will Hoge delivers that full package in abundance with his 11th album ‘Tiny Little […]

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