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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 10 – Drive-By Truckers

February 5, 2024 Clint West 2

Today we begin the countdown to ‘The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists’. Over the next two weeks we will reveal one each publication day, in reverse order, until we reach our number one at the […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0

Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

September 8, 2026 0

Quirky, gentle release from San Francisco Bay area songwriter and musician. Angle of Repose is the fifth album from Bay area Blaine Todd, a newcomer to our site, but a release with a resonance with many […]

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

September 8, 2026 0

There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller and […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 10 – Drive-By Truckers

The Song Remains: Wayne Kramer (1948-2024)

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

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

The future of live music is in our hands

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

Live Review: The Felice Brothers, 100 Club, London – 2nd September 2026

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”