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Classic Clips: Ron Sexsmith sings “Secret Heart” on BBC Four’s Songwriters’ Circle, 2011

January 14, 2022 Clint West 0

Taken from Series 2 of BBC Four’s Songwriters’ Circle, this clip of Ron Sexsmith catches him on great form. Here he sings one of his better-known songs ‘Secret Heart’, whilst fellow guests Fran Healy and Graham […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Keith Hargreaves

January 13, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2

Second in the series and probably the most accurate… discuss! So, another list that requires soul searching and many hours of trawling through the collection. What’s not to like? Especially as the caveat that is always […]

Classic Americana Albums: Uncle Tupelo “March 16-20, 1992”

January 12, 2022 Peter Tomkins 0

It may have been a bit of a stretch for a whole musical genre to be named after an Uncle Tupelo album. They weren’t quite that revolutionary. But they were a superb band who combined alternative […]

Discovering… Linda Ronstadt

January 12, 2022 Tim Martin 2

All artists evolve over time, and some drift a long way from what the listeners’ perception of what their “roots” might be. Linda Ronstadt is one of the artists that makes the question, ”what is americana?” […]

Small Venue Heroes: Peter Case

January 11, 2022 Clint West 0

In 2006 a triple CD was released called ‘A Case for Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case’. It was the idea of Jeff Campbell who was raising money for ‘Hungry For Music’ a […]