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The Song Remains: Wayne Kramer (1948-2024)

February 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
An influential guitarist with rare integrity who made a tangible difference. Activist, film music composer, guitarist, proto-punk and MC5 founder Wayne Kramer died on the 2nd February 2024 from pancreatic cancer. At first glance, not many […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Greg Trooper “Green Eyed Girl” Live at McCabe’s – 21st October 2012

February 2, 2024 Martin Johnson 2
Not all talented artists get the real breakthrough their music deserves, and Greg Trooper, unfortunately, falls into that category despite his undoubted songwriting and performing skills which made fans of such artists as Steve Earle, Billy […]
Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Best of the Rest

February 1, 2024 Clint West 3
It’s done, the articles have been written, the numbers crunched and AUK writers are slowly regaining their sanity. Twenty-four of our finest offered their assessment and came up with over 120 different artists. Points were awarded […]
Features

The future of live music is in our hands

January 31, 2024 Tim Martin 0
The BBC ran an item on their website last week: “Grassroots live music venues suffer ‘most challenging year’, report says.” The BBC loves a negative news story, and there’s no getting away from the fact that venues […]
Columns

AUK Shortcuts January 2024: Doug Schmude, Cary Morin, Lars Nagel, Sturt Avenue, Dusty Wright, Puppets For Poets, Grey DeLisle, Thanks Light, Light Coloured Coat, The Lovely Basement, Rain Town Seers, Daniel Young, John Louis and Blair Borax

January 31, 2024 Paul Kerr 2
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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Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”

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The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore

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Bee Appleseed “Escape From The Digital World” – turn off, tune out, fall into the world

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Video: Sorrel Nation “Ran Jonny Ran” – longing and misplaced loyalty

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Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn

July 24, 2026 0
Teenage Fanclub have announced their new album Do Not Dare To Dream, due out on 9th October via Merge Records. The band’s 13th studio album follows the 2023 release Nothing Lasts Forever and finds the group […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”

July 24, 2026 0
Everyone loves a list, and at AUK we are no exception. Our Essentials strand is amongst the best-read features on the site, and our Top 10 lists are always well supported by both writers and readers. […]
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The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore

July 24, 2026 0
This week’s podcast features a delightful chat with Sophie Moore, whose album Trouble In Mind is out today. Sussex-based Sophie tells how the album came about and the power of asking the question as she relates […]

  • Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn
  • Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”
  • The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Sophie Moore
  • Bee Appleseed “Escape From The Digital World” – turn off, tune out, fall into the world
  • Video: Sorrel Nation “Ran Jonny Ran” – longing and misplaced loyalty
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tracks by the least likely suspects
  • Ed Askew “The Final Painting”
  • Conway Savage “Too Dark To See”
  • Star studded Felice Brothers tribute album to arrive in October
  • Buddy Miller returns with star-spangled first album in 15 years
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Lionel Clement Stanbrook: Great list and imaginative thinking. The spirit, if not the body, of Americana.
  • Jeremy Courtnadge: Nice heads-up. An album to look forward to by an Americana great. Being a bit of a Soul and Motown…
  • David Chalfen: Super writing, an excellent read.

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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

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Michael Chapman “True North” (Paradise Of Bachelors, 2019)

April 4, 2019 0
In 1970 British folk legend Michael Chapman released his second album, ‘Fully Qualified Survivor’. Nearly half a century and almost as many albums later no better phrase could describe him. Now 78 and still on the […]
Videos

Video: Chip Taylor “I Like Ridin'”

May 28, 2019 0
A bit late on this but here at AUK Towers we always have time for the great Chip Taylor.  This is from his new album “Whiskey Salesman”, out in June. He’s also in the UK for […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Grey DeLisle “Daddy, Can You Fix a Broken Heart”

February 14, 2025 1
Here’s the premiere of the latest single from autoharp-player and singer-songwriter Grey DeLisle.  With “Daddy, Can You Fix a Broken Heart”, DeLisle takes us back in time to the country spirit of the 1960s with this […]

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