Small Venue Heroes
Small Venue Heroes: Rory McLeod
It must be twenty years since I was introduced to the music of Rory McLeod, and twenty years later, I’m still trying to find the right way to categorise the music he makes. Folk is probably […]
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But Is It Americana?
But is it Americana? – Stereophonics
Helen Jones is the writer in the frame this time round, as she makes an impassioned plea for Stereophonics’ debut album to earn the coveted Americana tag. Can the band from the Welsh valleys convince you […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: The Rolling Stones, “Dead Flowers” – Texas, 1972
Every so often, a pub conversation with like-minded music obsessives inevitably turns to: ‘If you could go back in time and see any band or artist in concert, who would it be?’ For me, aged 48, […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Graham Bollands
Let’s start this in a familiar way! Yes, what an incredibly difficult task it is to make this list. Not just because putting together any countdown of ‘best albums’ is a huge challenge and so dependent […]
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The Song Remains: Luke Bell 1990-2022
A keeper of the honky tonk flame playing modern country music with traditional sensibilities. Luke Bell, the neo-traditionalist honky-tonk and country music performer was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, some nine days after going missing whilst […]