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[ April 14, 2026 ] Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know” Album Reviews
[ April 14, 2026 ] Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates News
[ April 14, 2026 ] Tenderness “True” Album Reviews
[ April 14, 2026 ] Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band Album Reviews
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AmericanA to Z – Dolly Parton

March 11, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

No, not Gram Parsons. Not even Elvis Presley (though if you don’t consider Elvis to be the epitome of ‘Americana’ then I will fight you right now). Dolly Rebecca Parton (of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) has written, […]

AmericanA to Z – Old Crow Medicine Show

March 3, 2020 Alan Fitter 3

Over the past 55 years or so (yes I’m that old!), I’ve been to hundreds and hundreds of gigs from tiny venues in pubs to Wembley Stadium, with everything in between. I have very few artists […]

AmericanA to Z – Mandolin Orange

February 18, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

M is for Mandolin Orange, who are Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. This duo’s fresh blend of acoustic bluegrass, folk and country to tell stories of profound feelings, frequently around love and loss, pulls together many […]

AmericanA to Z – Gordon Lightfoot

February 11, 2020 Richard Phillips 3

There are plenty of Gordon Lightfoot fans out there as attested by his ability to develop a touring schedule for 2020 having started his career back in the 1960s. Significant artists who have praised and been […]

AmericanA to Z – Kathleen Edwards

February 4, 2020 Helen Jones 4

I have a few somewhat niche musical interests: the first – unsurprisingly – is that of the Americana and country genres; the second – also unsurprisingly, since it was the era I grew up in – […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan I love Heather. Lament playing now. Thanks.
By Andy Davidson , 3 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mount Moriah - Live at Local 506
By Joe Nathan , 11 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Palm Sunday - Wishful Thinking EP
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
RIP Mike Westbrook
Not for AUK per se, but British jazz legend Mike Westbr...
By Martin Johnson , 2 days ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just finished A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson, really...
By Jeff , 2 days ago
My First Record Player
Link to an article I contributed to Michele Catalano’s ...
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan Let's hope they issue a live album from the...
By Martin Johnson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

April 14, 2026 0

Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0

Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]

Tenderness “True”

April 14, 2026 0

Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]