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Classic Americana Albums: Bobbie Gentry “The Delta Sweete”

February 25, 2026 Dean Nardi 0
Another in our series of occasional Features looks at one of the great unsung albums of the 60s. After the fanfare of recording a #1 hit single in Ode to Billy Joe, in 1968 Bobbie Gentry […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle “Colvin & Earle”

May 19, 2025 Dean Nardi 2
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle discovered they had a lot more in common than being respected recording artists in the Americana and folk genres. They both have struggled with addiction (Earle heroin and a smorgasbord of […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Tom Rapp “A Journal of the Plague Year”

March 12, 2025 Dean Nardi 2
A contributory article to an occasional series. Italo Calvino, the eminent Italian writer, once wrote, “The more we think we know the classics through hearsay, the more original, unexpected, and innovative we find them when we […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Lou Ann Barton “Old Enough”

February 28, 2024 Tim Martin 1
In 1982 Linda Ronstatdt’s ‘Get Closer’ failed to go platinum and it looked like her career might have peaked. Jerry Wexler of Elektra/Asylum Records had found Lou Ann Barton working with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble, […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Trish Murphy “Crooked Mile”

February 21, 2024 Paul Russell 4
Debut albums from an unknown artist are always not only difficult to make, but also challenging to market and get decent sales. Trish Murphy is a Houston native and her father was a struggling musician as […]

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Nic Panken “Near Divine or Merely Rhyme”

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Nic Panken “Near Divine or Merely Rhyme”

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Nic Panken finds a balance and searches for the divine on his first solo project. Nic Panken is a member of the Brooklyn-based band Spirit Family Reunion. This is Panken’s debut solo album and is a […]
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Book Review: Geoffrey Himes “Willie Nelson, All the Albums” The Stories Behind The Music

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This book is a thing of beauty. From its presentation to the wonderful array of historical photographs inside, it is a volume to treasure. Author Geoffrey Himes wrote about music every week in the Washington Post […]
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AUK Shortcuts: Jefferson Ross, Old Sap, Tuomas Räisänen, James Houlahan, David Coller, Joel Robson, Matthew Ryan, Sammi Accola, and Mills & Farrell

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Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Rioghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach 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 […]
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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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Felice Brothers to release 7 inch Christmas single – plus UK dates

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The Felice Brothers will release a limited edition 7-inch vinyl recording of “Country Ham” on 9th December  via Yep Roc Records. The holiday-themed single features a live version of  “Murder By Mistletoe” – recorded for Rolling […]
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Todd Adelman & The Country Mile “Time will tell” (Porch Lantern Music, 2016)

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On his sixth studio album country-roots rocker Todd Adelman has a preoccupation with the passage of time, ageing and the myriad changes in his homelands. These missives from rural America are set to a traditional country-rock […]
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