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Essentials: The Top 10 Allison Russell Songs

June 20, 2024 Richard Parkinson 6
It can be a bit strange when an artist you’ve been listening to and seeing for over 15 years is nominated for an Emerging Artist award as Allison Russell was for the 2021 American Honours & […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Joe Hicks

June 18, 2024 Chas Lacey 0
Delving through ticket stubs can be a useful way to remember some of those acts you’ve come across down the years, deserving of much wider recognition than a place in a shoe box. No search through […]
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AUK Shortcuts : Rachel Sumner, Chris Castle, Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, Palomino Kings, Memorial and The Texas Trio

June 18, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
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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For the Sake of the Song: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson “Highwayman”

June 17, 2024 Peter Thompson 8
In the mid-1980s, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash formed a supergroup, eventually known as The Highwaymen, recording and performing intermittently over a period of 10 years, during which time they released three […]
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Classic Clips: John Carter Cash “Hurt” – Music City Roots Live From The Factory, 2017

June 14, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
When Trent Reznor wrote ‘Hurt’ and released it on the Nine Inch Nails album ‘Downward Spiral’ in 1994, he could not have imagined how the song would grow and change, becoming something entirely new in the […]

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Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 0
Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]
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Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

September 7, 2026 0
Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]
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Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

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Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]

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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. […]
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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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Ernie Palmer “A Teacher, a Preacher & a Bad Farmer”

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Memories and tales of a veteran songwriter. Ernie Palmer is a seventy-six-year-old retired schoolteacher from Cartersville, Georgia, who enjoys travelling and spending time with his family. Below this surface level, there are many interesting facts pertinent […]
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