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Watch the Live-to-Tape Livestream: Bahamas ft. Dawes April 10th 2021

April 9, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
We music-lovers have missed live shows over the last year.  However, one of the genuine highlights of recent months has been the explosion in online gigs and the way that artists and promoters have increasingly used […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Here are the results of the readers’ vote

April 9, 2021 Clint West 6
Firstly a big thank you to our readers who voted in their droves. We really do appreciate your participation and love the brilliant list that your collective thoughts have generated. There were only six common albums […]
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Essentials: The top ten Drive-By Truckers tracks

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A near impossible task made harder by the realisation that they are getting better! These exercises at distilling artists into print-friendly articles highlighting key tracks or moments in a recording career are often divisive and always […]
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A Night To Remember: Chris Mills and Matt Hill (Quiet Loner), The Sanctuary, Brighton, 2001

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Sean Hannam recalls the night which started his love affair with Americana. 2000 was a big year for me, but it wasn’t anything to do with ushering in the 21st century – it was the year […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band “Against The Wind”

April 7, 2021 Jim Finnie 4
Last week my colleague Tim Newby wrote a great piece on Billy Strings which finished with a live version of ‘Oh, the Wind and Rain’ and now being tasked with continuing the chain it seemed an […]

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