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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: The Kennedys

November 22, 2024 Dean Nardi 0
During the dark days of the pandemic, The Kennedys began offering their fans a weekly livestream show featuring 90 minutes or more of songs for all manner of themes and occasions. As of October 20, 2024 […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Nanci Griffith Albums

November 21, 2024 Clint West 5
Over the course of her career Nanci Griffith recorded 18 studio albums and 2 live albums. There were a couple of disappointments in amongst those but nowhere near enough to make this a straightforward task. Having […]
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Anniversary Cheers: Mary Gauthier’s “Drag Queens & Limousines” celebrates 25 years

November 20, 2024 Dean Nardi 2
The first article in a new occasional series that will take a look at significant anniversary re-releases of iconic albums as they are put out. Happy 25th anniversary to Mary Gauthier upon the re-release of her […]
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More People Should Really Know About: Perry Keyes

November 19, 2024 Guy Lincoln 1
Australia has long presented as a prevailing outpost of Americana. From 13,000 miles away the community of artists, facilitators, commentators and audience seems firmly established, mightily enthusiastic and inherently creative. At AUK we have given our […]
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VERSIONS: “Fast Car”

November 18, 2024 Dean Nardi 1
A good way to start this article is by making one true statement. Hopefully it won’t be the last. And that statement is: Guys love fast cars, not to mention fast women, fast food and fast […]

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Jake Bugg returns with new album and UK & Ireland tour dates

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Jake Bugg is back with his seventh album, Alamo, on 13th November 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Produced by the multi-Grammy-winning duo of longtime friend and producer Jimmy Hogarth (Anohni, Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini) and Steve McKewan […]
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A. Lee Edwards “Interpreting Heart Sounds, Vol. 2”

September 7, 2026 0
A. Lee Edwards slows it all down and goes a layer deeper in his second interpretation of the sounds of his heart, with beautiful strings complementing the spacious production and bringing listeners to their knees through […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 251 “Life….”

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Been a tough couple of weeks as we buried our father last week and adjusted to life without him (and crippling care costs!). My mother is handling things well, stating that she “lost him years ago,” […]

  • Jake Bugg returns with new album and UK & Ireland tour dates
  • A. Lee Edwards “Interpreting Heart Sounds, Vol. 2”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 251 “Life….”
  • Icarus Phoenix “The Oligarchy” – prepare for a shock
  • Video Premiere: Grey DeLisle “There’s The Door”
  • Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”
  • Keyside “Keyside”
  • Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967
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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

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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. […]
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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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Video: Mackenzie Shivers “Martha’s Vineyard”

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The new single from Mackenzie Shivers begins as an absorbing rhythmic piece, with Shivers’ smooth, distinctive voice layered over strong percussion and fuzzy guitar.  However, the effectiveness of her excellent song-writing is most apparent when the […]
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Video Premiere: Electric Hero “Yesterday’s Tomorrows”

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We’re pleased to premiere the debut single from Electric Hero, the solo project of Chris Clarke, former bassist and producer of Danny & The Champs and The Rockingbirds.  Through his former bands, Clarke’s work will be […]

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