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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Johnson

December 3, 2020 Clint West 4
Last week we were considering the wide diversity of tastes that our writers have shown in their selections. As if to emphasise the point Manchester based AUK writer Mark Johnson has produced our first list where […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Loretta Lynn “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (Decca, 1971)

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It is rare that an artist will create an album mid-career that turns out to be their defining one but that is exactly what Loretta Lynn did with ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter‘. Returning to her humble beginnings, […]
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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Dave Cobb, Producer

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Continuing with our series of features on The Unsung Heroes of Americana,  where we take a look at some of the people, places and things that help to bring this genre of music to life, Richard Phillips is […]
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‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Phil Hooley

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Sadly we are coming to the end of our present series of ‘The Twang Factor’. Next week we will be giving you the opportunity to vote for your favourite act from the present series. The act […]
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VERSIONS: “Dead Flowers”

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Here we are again with a new “VERSIONS” in which our writers examine the whys and wherefores of different artists treatment of the same tune. This time out Clint West puts ‘Dead Flowers’ under the microscope: […]

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