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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 – […]

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Nathan Evans Fox “Heirloom”

Album Reviews
June 3, 2026 0

The Jayhawks celebrate 40 years with UK tour and a new album, yippee!!

News
June 3, 2026 0

Liv Wade “Carolina” – finally, another song that mentions parallelograms

Tracks
June 3, 2026 0

Video Premiere: Turn Turn Turn “Manitowoc”

Videos
June 3, 2026 0
Promo photo for Paula Boggs Band

AUK Shortcuts: Paula Boggs Band, David Lewis, The Doomed Bird of Providence, Jack’s Basket Room, Swarme of Beese, Victoria’s Big Easy, Allen Dobb, Peter Karp, and Mark Branscombe

Album Reviews
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Nathan Evans Fox Heirloom cover art
Album Reviews

Nathan Evans Fox “Heirloom”

June 3, 2026 0
A record built to last. “Nathan Evans Fox sounds like the truth. In the end, that’s what we go to songwriters for, isn’t it?”  These words opened Alan O’Hare’s review for Americana UK, writing about 2018’s […]
News

The Jayhawks celebrate 40 years with UK tour and a new album, yippee!!

June 3, 2026 0
Tour includes first time in Brighton. The Minneapolis band has announced four dates so far in the UK, with hopefully more to come. One date that stands out is the Brighton gig, which is their first […]
Tracks

Liv Wade “Carolina” – finally, another song that mentions parallelograms

June 3, 2026 0
Carolina is a person that Liv Wade clearly wants to avoid, and Liv Wade makes clear that to do so allows her to be “free to be myself and not afraid to tell the truth.”   For […]

  • Nathan Evans Fox “Heirloom”
  • The Jayhawks celebrate 40 years with UK tour and a new album, yippee!!
  • Liv Wade “Carolina” – finally, another song that mentions parallelograms
  • Video Premiere: Turn Turn Turn “Manitowoc”
  • AUK Shortcuts: Paula Boggs Band, David Lewis, The Doomed Bird of Providence, Jack’s Basket Room, Swarme of Beese, Victoria’s Big Easy, Allen Dobb, Peter Karp, and Mark Branscombe
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Interviews

Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
Interviews

Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Alan Tyler “How To Never Have A Hit: The Confessions of an Unsuccessful Singer-Songwriter”

February 24, 2025 2
The epiphany for writing this book occurred while Alan Tyler was listening to random recordings of the Complete Hank Williams on the Bakerloo Line on the London Underground. Chancing upon the audio of ‘How To Write […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Chip Taylor on “The Truth and Other Things”

March 4, 2025 1
How the legendary King Records took a chance on a young New York-based country songwriter. While he may be the brother of Jon Voight and the uncle of Angelina Jolie, Chip Taylor has managed to carve […]
News

Jason Isbell covers Dire Straits at Ryman – Watch

October 25, 2019 0
We leave you this week dear reader with a clip (just filmed on someone’s phone sorry – but thank you person with the phone, we’re not complaining) of Jason Isbell and his 400 Unit performing an […]

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