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Classic Americana Albums: Stephanie Dosen “A Lily For The Spectre”

April 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Into the Haunted Woods – mind the owls. There was something in the air in the middle of the first decade of the 21st Century, with magic and vampires in vogue in fiction and film and, […]

The Other Side of Me: Tim Newby pays homage to the unique sound of Joy Division

April 26, 2022 Tim Newby 0

Joy Division is miles away from my regular musical wheel-house which is more often of a rootsy nature as it digs deep into bluegrass, blues, and americana which does not in any way describe Joy Division […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Counting Crows “Monkey”

April 25, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Following Ramsay Midwood I was tempted to go the way of Glitterhouse Records and perhaps plump for a Mark Olson track. I can’t help feeling guilty about my scathing review of the gig when he played […]

Classic Clips: Lambchop “Give It” – XX Merge Festival, 2009

April 22, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 1

There seem to be two lines of thinking (with a few sub-lines between them) about what the concept of Americana music should be. One sees it as a combination of all types of roots music with […]

Small Venue Heroes – Chuck Prophet

April 21, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 6

Chuck Prophet has been a regular feature of the live scene in the UK for over 30 years and although I have seen him several times, each of those time is joyous celebration of the uplifting […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

August 3, 2026 0

During the almost 55 years since the release of her eponymous debut album, Bonnie Raitt has established herself as a top quality singer and slide guitar player; she has won many awards over her career, including […]

artwork for Mason Jennings album "Dark Wings"

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

August 3, 2026 0

Minneapolis-based troubadour draws upon the Creative Spirit in turbulent times. Dark Wings is the eighteenth studio album from the prolific Mason Jennings. With a significant following in the USA and worldwide, new releases from the Minneapolis-based […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Samuel James Taylor

August 3, 2026 0

In one of several playfully erudite, self-written reflections included in press materials accompanying his debut solo album, Wild Tales and Broken Hearts (Sweet Irene Records, 2022), Sheffield troubadour Samuel James Taylor brands himself a believer in […]

Classic Americana Albums: Stephanie Dosen “A Lily For The Spectre”

The Other Side of Me: Tim Newby pays homage to the unique sound of Joy Division

AUK’s Chain Gang: Counting Crows “Monkey”

Classic Clips: Lambchop “Give It” – XX Merge Festival, 2009

Small Venue Heroes – Chuck Prophet

For The Sake Of The Song: Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Samuel James Taylor

Sophie Moore “Trouble in Mind”

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