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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Matt Simons

June 24, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

At the beginning of the pandemic, when live music became a distant memory, we started sharing stripped-back exclusive live recordings from talented musicians, maintaining that connection between artists and their audiences. We continue our series of […]

John Wesley Harding and Bruce Springsteen, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2010

Classic Clips: John Wesley Harding and Bruce Springsteen “Wreck On The Highway” – Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, May 2010

June 24, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 1

Since 2009, John Wesley Harding, aka Wesley Stace or Wes (as he prefers to be known), has put together over 100 of what he calls his “Cabinet Of Wonders” shows. They’re vaudeville affairs bringing together musicians, […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Rick Bayles

June 23, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Looking back over some of the other articles in this series it’s a little reassuring to see that many of my fellow AUK scribes have struggled a bit with this one. As several have noted, choosing […]

Classic Americana Albums: Gene Clark “Firebyrd”

June 22, 2022 Tim Martin 9

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Gene Clark’s career stalled sometime in the late seventies. However, in a life filled with “What ifs” 1984 provided one of the biggest with the release of ‘Firebyrd’. To put […]

The Other Side of Me: Michael Macy goes west – West Africa that is – for the music of Habib Koite

June 21, 2022 Michael Macy 2

I have an eclectic taste in music even though I started out listening to americana before there was the name and keep coming back to it. One non-americana music I have long enjoyed is from West […]