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[ July 31, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power” Tracks
[ July 31, 2026 ] Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September News
[ July 31, 2026 ] Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers” Features
[ July 31, 2026 ] There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday Previews
[ July 31, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981 Classic Clips

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Jonathan Smith

February 10, 2022 Jonathan Smith 6

Here’s the thing about lists – whether it’s bucket lists, shopping lists, or AUK best of 21st century album lists, something’s always going to get left off, and there’s always a nagging doubt that it will […]

Small Venue Heroes: Peter Bruntnell

February 8, 2022 Sean Hannam 0

The phrase ‘small venue hero’ could’ve been invented to describe Peter Bruntnell, as could the term ‘underrated,’ but that’s a whole different story… His career in the UK americana scene is longer than most of the […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Triffids “Wide Open Road”

February 7, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 1

Last week, Lyndon Bolton wrote about Billy Bragg & Joe Henry’s ‘In The Pines’. This immediately brought to mind the memories of another song and album of the same name by Australian greats, The Triffids. Now, […]

Things I Love Which Aren’t Americana: Maps and Charts

February 7, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 1

All the world on a piece of paper. A map is a thing of beauty and that’s why I’ve got several on my walls. There’s a 1947 Bartholomew map of The Lakes (so different from the […]

Classic Clips: Wilco, Mavis Staples and Nick Lowe “The Weight” – Chicago Civic Opera House, 2012

February 4, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 3

Featuring three greatly loved artists round these ere parts, this a glorious piece of film from the green room of the Chicago Civic Opera House in 2012 as they rehearse the encore they are about to […]

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

July 31, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from case/lang/veirs who have this week shared their cover of Patti Smith’s track People Have The Power which […]

Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

July 31, 2026 0

London-based singer-songwriter Jack Browning will release his sophomore album, Painted Skies, on September 16th via Too Fine Records. The twelve-song collection follows Browning’s signing to the Nashville label earlier this year and arrives after two years […]

Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”

July 31, 2026 0

The next Americana Story comes from one of our own. Rick Bayles escaped the UK to live in the Dordogne region of France, and from there he reports back through his monthly Vox Continental column, sharing […]