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The Song Remains: Wizz Jones (1939 – 2025)

May 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Davey Graham…the great guitarists of the British folk boom of the 1960s are leaving us one by one and now, sadly, we have to add Wizz Jones to that number. Very much […]
Obituaries

The Song Remains: Michael Hurley (1941- 2025)

April 9, 2025 Paul Kerr 1
The passing of Michael Hurley who died on April 1st aged 83 closes the chapter on a remarkable musician. AUK wrote of him a while back that he “ploughed his own unique furrow of pastoral, homespun […]
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The Song Remains: Garth Hudson (1937-2025)

January 27, 2025 Daisy Innes 10
A virtuoso, an artist, an inventor, a genius – Garth Hudson, the mystic. It almost makes sense that Garth Hudson was the last surviving member of The Band, he seemed to live his life almost outside […]
Features

The Song Remains: Austin de Lone (1946-2025)

January 13, 2025 Martin Johnson 3
An originator of pub rock and Mill Valley music legend. While it may not have made headlines in the mainstream media, the passing of Austin de Lone on January 6th saw an outbreak of genuine sadness […]
Features

The Song Remains: Don Nix (1941-2024)

January 7, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
Legendary Memphis songwriter, musician and producer. Though he released nine solo albums, Memphis musician Don Nix, who died at home in Germantown, Tennessee in his sleep on New Year’s Eve, main claim to musical fame is […]

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My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

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Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

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Thunder and Rain, live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 28th August 2026

Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026

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My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

September 3, 2026 0
Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]
Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010
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Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0
Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]
case/lang/veirs
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Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

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Outstanding one-off album is re-released together with an album of live tracks from the tour that accompanied the album, plus a new song (on vinyl and CD). case/lang/veirs was released in 2016. In keeping with the […]

  • My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”
  • Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010
  • Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years
  • Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”
  • Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026
  • Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”
  • Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo
  • After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “Dust of Yesterday”

April 16, 2021 0
Well that’s it for us for another week dear reader. We leave you with the beautiful opening track from the new album by longtime AUK favourite Jason McNiff ‘Dust of Yesterday’ which is out today. His […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Hiss Golden Messenger “Biloxi”

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Following on from Kimberly Bright’s decision to slow down the American state hopping and spend a little more time in Mississippi and in particular the city that is Biloxi I’ve decided to pull the handbrake completely, […]
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Clever Hopes “Artefact”

January 18, 2022 0
A good debut but an unbalanced duo. This is a confident and well-produced debut album from new Canadian duo Clever Hopes, Andrew Shaver and Eva Foote. It’s an album of ten, well-written tracks from Shaver (closing […]

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