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Live performances and cool albums: Clint West’s 2022 americana highlights

December 22, 2022 Clint West 2
AUK Features Editor Clint West reflects on his personal americana year. While it was nice to get back to regular gig-going in 2022 it was also frustrating that it was often slow to get going again. […]
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Americana UK’s top album of 2022 (and our runner-up)

December 21, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Over the last couple of days we have been counting down our top Americana albums of 2022 and we have now reached the top two – two albums which are both worthy contenders for the title […]
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The Other Side Of Me: Guy Lincoln reckons with the Cynics single-minded devotion to a life in the garage

December 21, 2022 Guy Lincoln 0
The premise of these features is to present an alternative to americana, one that floats our boat and hopefully raises a few interested glances from those of you tuning in. By showcasing a band that we […]
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Americana Bedrock: Doug Sahm

December 21, 2022 Tom Ellis 0
Here in Texas it’s easy to throw around the term ‘icon’ at our homegrown musicians from a host of different styles of music.  Willie Nelson – icon.  Lyle Lovett – icon.  Lightnin’ Hopkins – icon.  T-Bone […]
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Americana UK’s Top 10 albums of 2022 – Numbers 6-3

December 20, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Yesterday we explored the first four albums in our top 10 of the year as chosen collectively by AUK writers. Tomorrow we will reveal our runner-up and number-one album of 2022, but for today, here’s numbers […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

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As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]
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Brown Horse “Total Dive”

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Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]
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Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

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Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Sadie Gustafson-Zooks “Birdsong” – Listen

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‘Birdsong‘ – it’s that little gift from nature that brightens your day.  Only why did it make Sadie Gustafson-Zooks squirm?  Well, let’s see if this rings any bells: “Birdsong makes me squirm / ’cause I’ve learned […]
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Track premiere: The Sound of Ghosts “I’m Gonna Be Free”

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“I’m Gonna Be Free” is the new single from LA based americana roots collective The Sound of Ghosts who kind of do their own thing in terms of an americana sound and are all the better […]
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Noelle and the Deserters “High Desert Daydream”

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Classic country themes with New Mexico flavour from Noelle and the Deserters’ debut release. Noelle & The Deserters are fronted by singer-songwriter Noelle Fiore, raised in Taos, New Mexico, and for this reviewer their debut release […]

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