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[ August 4, 2026 ] Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider Interviews
[ August 4, 2026 ] Phil Hooley “Everything We’ll Never Need” Album Reviews
[ August 4, 2026 ] Americana on Audio: Three books that you don’t need an Audible subscription for Book Reviews
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Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy playing "You're No Alone" at the Loft Chicago, 2010

Classic Clips: Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy “You’re Not Alone” – The Loft, Chicago, 2010

October 14, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Mavis Staples is one of American music’s national treasures. She is someone with both the voice and enthusiasm that if she sung the telephone directory, it would still sound wonderfully soulful and be utterly transfixing. Having […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 7 – Rhiannon Giddens “Freedom Highway” (2017)

October 13, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

On this second solo album Rhiannon Giddens realises all her potential first seen with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. By interpreting traditional songs and writing her own she shines an unforgiving light into the darkness of racial […]

Americana Bedrock – Bob Dylan

October 13, 2022 Tim Martin 0

In our perpetual quest for what americana is, one name stands out above all the rest. Measured by the number of pieces on Americana UK and how well read they are Bob Dylan is americana. Over […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 8 – Ryan Adams “Heartbreaker” (2000)

October 12, 2022 Sean Hannam 0

When I chose my Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century, back in May of this year, I put Ryan Adams’ ‘Heartbreaker’ at number 1, so I’m delighted it’s made the AUK writers’ overall list […]

The Other Side Of Me: Graeme Tait goes back to where his musical journey really began with Genesis’s “Trick Of The Tail”

October 11, 2022 Graeme Tait 2

Everyone’s musical odyssey is unique, influenced by the times, surroundings, possibly parents, siblings, or maybe even peers. However, what we all have in common are those key moments that are pivotal to both the development and […]

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Phil Hooley “Everything We’ll Never Need”

August 4, 2026 0

An appealing laid-back brew of blues, soul and country with gentle swing and groove. Scarborough-based Phil Hooley is the founder of the alt-country band The Woolgatherers. Everything We’ll Never Need is his third solo album after […]

Americana on Audio: Three books that you don’t need an Audible subscription for

August 4, 2026 0

Audiobooks are one of the big growth areas in listening. They now amount to 10% of the UK publishing market. That market is still dominated by the convenience of Amazon’s Audible platform, and there are plenty […]