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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Tim Newby

February 24, 2022 Tim Newby 2

For me the beauty of americana music over the last two-decades has been the way the original palette laid out by the forefathers of this music Dylan, the Dead, the Band, Hartford, and the modern forefathers, […]

Classic Americana Albums: Willard Grant Conspiracy “Flying Low”

February 23, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 4

The nineties were abundant with americana bands that brought some serious innovation and new sounds to the genre. Some, like Wilco, made it big. Others, like American Music Club and Willard Grant Conspiracy, built quite a […]

Small Venue Heroes: The Surfing Magazines

February 22, 2022 Rich Orpin 0

Formed in 2017, The Surfing Magazines are a super-group comprising two thirds of The Wave Pictures and one half of Slow Club. Showcasing the myriad talents of frontman Dave Tattersall, along with Franic Rozycki (The Wave […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Terry Allen “Amarillo Highway”

February 21, 2022 Clint West 1

Having spent the last two weeks in Australia courtesy of The Triffids and Kasey Chambers, I’ve decided to steer the ship back into more familiar americana waters. Indeed nowhere could be more familiar to lovers of […]

The Song Remains: Dallas Good 1975 – 2022

February 21, 2022 Martin Johnson 4

Canadian music and americana communities in shock at the sudden passing of the Sadies’ Dallas Good. The Canadian music and americana communities went into a state of shock with the news of the passing of Dallas […]

The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)

August 3, 2026 0

Busker, songwriter and actor who helped keep Ireland’s culture on the world’s stage. Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the early morning of Wednesday 29 July in West […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”

August 3, 2026 0

To twist the words of Father Ted towards current politics, I’m not thinking of madness and idiocy, or indeed the faults of the Catholic church, but the call to arms this week by the current PM. […]

LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?

August 3, 2026 0

We’ve been with Lebarons since the 2018 singles leading up to their first album, their last release was Days Are Mountains some three years back, and this is their latest single. Should we guess at a […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Tim Newby

Classic Americana Albums: Willard Grant Conspiracy “Flying Low”

Small Venue Heroes: The Surfing Magazines

AUK’s Chain Gang: Terry Allen “Amarillo Highway”

The Song Remains: Dallas Good 1975 – 2022

The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)

Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”

LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?

Video Premiere: Bob Hillman “Interesting Friends”

Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”