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Cajun Corner – “Roots of Fire”

December 2, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

An Award Winning Festival Film celebrates Cajun Culture. Something of a Cajun Christmas Cracker to tell you about. The beginning of November saw the release of a new movie about Cajun music and culture. ‘Roots of […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Warren Zevon Songs

December 1, 2022 Paul Kerr 5

There’s no doubt that Warren Zevon merits consideration as one of the major artists to have emerged from the L.A. scene of the mid-seventies. His first two releases on Asylum Records were laden with luminaries such […]

Classic Americana Albums: Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell “Cowboy Mambo”

November 30, 2022 Paul Russell 0

Collaborations can be a tricky musical venture – the artists need to complement each other and be distinctive enough not to meld into one. Barrence Whitfield is a Boston-based blues and r’n’b singer (born Barry White […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: James King and the Lone Wolves “Until the Dawn”

November 28, 2022 Guy Lincoln 1

So let’s stay with Texas. Not much of a stretch for an americana oriented publication to connect two records by means of the lone star state I grant you, but perhaps not the connection that you […]

Classic Clips: Ted Hawkins “Green Eyed Girl” – Amazing Grace, 1995

November 25, 2022 Paul Russell 1

Tragedy has often been a creative source for musicians, but there can’t be many who had a harder or more challenging life than the late, great Ted Hawkins. Born into utter poverty in Lakeshore, Mississippi to […]

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

March 26, 2026 0

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 […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

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 […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

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

March 25, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

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”

March 11, 2026 2

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 […]

Dirty Dozens

Dirty Dozen: Rachel Baiman

July 31, 2017 0

In many ways “Shame” the new album from 27-year-old Nashville Americana songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Baiman, is an exploration of growing up female in America. “I wasn’t necessarily trying to write songs that would be easy […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Glenn Thomas “Catherine Ames”

March 19, 2020 0

Catherine Ames is not a nice girl – and she doesn’t improve much as an adult. A betrayer, a deceiver, something of a sadist. However New Englander Glenn Thomas’ has been inspired to write a gently […]

Album Reviews

Maygen & The Birdwatcher “Moonshine”

November 17, 2021 0

A beautiful, melodic and refreshing take on life’s everyday realities. Originally a duo, Maygen (Lacey) and The Birdwatcher (Noah Neumann), recently expanded to a five-piece with stunning results. Every song on this album is fabulously produced. […]

Cajun Corner – “Roots of Fire”

Essentials: The Top 10 Warren Zevon Songs

Classic Americana Albums: Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell “Cowboy Mambo”

AUK’s Chain Gang: James King and the Lone Wolves “Until the Dawn”

Classic Clips: Ted Hawkins “Green Eyed Girl” – Amazing Grace, 1995

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

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour