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AUK’s Chain Gang: Asleep at the Wheel “Miles and Miles of Texas”

July 5, 2021 David Jarman 0
Clint West handed me Ernest Tubbs, known as The Texas Troubadour, to follow, and I needed no encouragement to stay in Texas, and highlight a great track from Austin favourites Asleep at the Wheel. Originally recorded […]
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Essentials: The top 10 ‘Paisley Underground’ albums

July 1, 2021 Guy Lincoln 6
Time was when we used to have ‘scenes’ to belong to. ‘Scenes’ we could relate to, which reflected who we thought we were, or at least who we wanted to be and ‘scenes’ that made us […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Patty Griffin “Impossible Dream”

June 30, 2021 Peter Churchill 2
Ah the wonderful Patty Griffin. So many great albums to choose from. As in all music personal preference will always prompt friendly debate with each album often offering a slightly different take and musical slant from […]
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A Night to Remember: Sweetheart of the Rodeo 50th anniversary tour, The Egg Performing Arts Center, Albany, NY, September 18th, 2018

June 29, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0
A cracking tribute at The Egg. Being unable to decide whether to choose a ‘Night to Remember’ from far back into last century or go for a more recent event the winner combines a bit of both. […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Ernest Tubb “Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin”

June 28, 2021 Clint West 0
AUK’s interviews maestro Martin Johnson is not an easy man to follow. His choice last week also left me trying to follow Guy Clark (how the hell do you do that?) through Martin’s selection of ‘Hemmingway’s […]

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Latest AUK Podcast now available – Danny George Wilson talks about new album “Arcade”

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This week’s podcast features a smashing chat with Danny George Wilson on the day of the release of his album Arcade, as well as new songs from Book of Churches, Logan Staats, plus Butler, Blake and […]
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Andy Hedges “Eight Bucks & Change” – counting up a life’s achievements

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Andy Hedges’ latest album The Westerner is a collection of songs that straddle strands of the cowboy life and experience – whether that be on songs that are old enough now to be called traditional, and […]
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Video Premiere: Cuchulain “It’s Always Something”

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The new single from singer-songwriter Cuchulain is full of humour, presenting us with a range of crazy situations and challenging circumstances. In his laid-back, conversational style, Cuchulain shares things that go wrong, and it’s a theme […]

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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 0
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2
At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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Video: Wes Chiller “Buffalo Highway”

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Gently rhythmic and upbeat, ‘Buffalo Highway’ is an uplifting way to begin your day.  As well as an accomplished musician, Wes Chiller is a firefighter and his new EP, ‘Buffalo John & The Rainbow Crew’, was […]
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Nashville’s Striking Matches celebrate 10th anniversary of debut with UK tour dates

January 20, 2026 0
Nashville duo Striking Matches ignited their career with debut “Nothing But The Silence” released on IRS in 2015 and produced by T Bone Burnett. The years between haven’t quite lived up to the start, at least […]
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Interview: Tim O’Brien on dealing with COVID and the greatest bluegrass artist ever

December 1, 2020 0
COVID is proving to be a challenge for all musicians. Americana UK thought it would be an idea to catch up with one of bluegrass and americana’s leading musicians to see how COVID affects even those […]

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