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[ October 1, 2026 ] Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice Essentials
[ October 1, 2026 ] Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust” Album Reviews
[ October 1, 2026 ] Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026 Live Reviews
[ October 1, 2026 ] Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music Interviews
[ October 1, 2026 ] Jayne Pomplas “This Is How The World Ends” Album Reviews

More People Really Should Know About: Charles Wesley Godwin

January 23, 2024 Andy Davidson 2

To those who question why an artist who recently headlined two nights at the Ryman Auditorium requires further recognition… I apologise unreservedly. In the americana music world the man’s star has already ascended and he really […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Kimberly Bright

January 18, 2024 Kimberly Bright 4

After seven months of this series, it has been entertaining to see how many different artists have appeared on AUK writers’ lists instead of the same names repeatedly. By my count, it has been about 110 […]

State Champion performing My Over My Under

More People Really Should Know About: Ryan Davis

January 17, 2024 Joe Graham 1

Ryan Davis’ catalogue of work with his band State Champion and recent solo project, Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, is a treasure trove of brilliant songwriting and winding, unhurried alt-americana. I first came across State […]

The Song Remains: Jo-El Sonnier (1946-2024)

January 16, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Cajun music legend who linked the fais do-dos of the ‘40s and ‘50s and contemporary Cajun music. Jo-El Sonnier suffered a fatal heart attack after performing in Llano, Texas, on 13th January 2024. In some ways, […]

Image for Classic Clip St Paul and The Broken Bones 'I'll Be Your Woman' St. Paul and the Broken Bones at Zanzabar in Louisville, Kentucky. Date 28 February 2014, 22:23:36 Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/hangstrom/17558713946/ Author https://www.flickr.com/photos/hangstrom/ Lee Burchfield

Classic Clips: St. Paul and The Broken Bones “I’ll Be Your Woman” Austin City Limits – 28th January 2017

January 12, 2024 Andrew Raw 3

This is a fabulous performance of ‘I’ll Be Your Woman’ by white-soul band St. Paul and The Broken Bones, who are based in Birmingham, Alabama. You can see here (once you have got past the flute […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 2

An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0

Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]

Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0

The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]