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AUK’s Back Pages No 4
We draw to a close to 2005 with the last four Friends Of Americana UK discs, covering September to December (Vol. 2 numbers 9-12). This was the first full year of these CDs and if you […]
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Classic Clips
AUK’s Classic Clips: The Jayhawks “Take Me With You (When You Go)” – Pinkpop, 1993
For those of us who came to Americana via indie-rock or alt-rock, that journey was often inspired by some great crossover bands of the 1990s and subsequent years, such as Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown and the Drive-By […]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Cantrell Songs
Nashville-born Laura Cantrell moved to New York to study English at Columbia University. There, her great interest in music blossomed although she was initially involved in indie rock with the band Bricks rather than the country […]
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More People Should Really Know About: John Kilzer
Some songs get their hooks into you, and that’s true of John Kilzer’s ‘Sleeping in the Rain‘, an unfolding set of stories about addictions and a glance at the back stories that each substance abuser proffers […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Amy Speace “The Sea & The Shore”
“Amy Speace is on a roll. Each new release has brought an expansion of her voice and art, and she has reached the level of absolute mastery. Folk music doesn’t get any better than this”. Sadly […]