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Classic Americana Albums: Josh Ritter “Hello Starling”

November 10, 2021 Andrew Frolish 2
Josh Ritter’s early career was boosted by supporting The Frames on a tour in Ireland where he slowly built a reputation through word-of-mouth.  As Ritter began to amass a following through these shows, former guitarist from […]
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The Other Side of Me: Gordon Sharpe on The Steve Miller Band

November 9, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 10
Features Editor Clint West writes: When the country went into lockdown, not only were we deprived of the experience of live music, but here at AUK the live reviews also came to an end. To fill […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: The War on Drugs “Pain”

November 8, 2021 Peter Churchill 0
Okay, so when it comes to the thread that is the AUK Chain Gang there are occasions when liberties have to be taken, boundaries pushed, the imagination stretched, etc. And so it came to pass that […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Roses & Revolutions

November 5, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Over the last couple of years, we have been privileged to share a series of terrific mini-gig performances with our readers.  Seeing these great artists connecting with music-lovers, from their home to ours, has been especially […]
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Classic Clips: Kathleen Edwards “The Cheapest Key” Live on Late Night with David Letterman, 2008

November 5, 2021 Helen Jones 0
As an Americana fan, it can be a pretty rare occurrence to get to see an artist you love on your non-internet-connected television set, so I was pretty excited back in 2008 to be able to […]

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

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Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September

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

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There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday

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Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981

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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 […]
News

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 […]
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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 […]

  • Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”
  • Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September
  • Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”
  • There’s a joyful festival to be Found in Buckingham on the August bank holiday
  • Classic Clips: Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Studio Recording, 1981
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  • Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 3rd-5th July 2026
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Joyfully keeping the faith. It’s one thing to form a band full of talented women, it’s another to create an expansive collective along the Pacific coast of over a dozen women in bluegrass, country, and Americana […]
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Tom Paxton turned eighty last October, and he has toured the UK for more than fifty of those years. This latest tour see’s him supported by The DonJuans (Don Henry and Jon Vezner) who both warm up […]
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