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10 songs about the other side of Nashville

December 8, 2020 Clint West 6

Nashville is the state capital and largest city in Tennessee. The city itself has a population of 690,000 but if you include the metropolitan area around the city, that rises to around two million people. For […]

Forgotten Artists – Dory Previn

December 8, 2020 Rick Bayles 10

Today’s FORGOTTEN ARTISTS article brings you something a little different from AUK writer Gordon Sharpe. Here, Gordon takes a look at the career of one of the great lyricists of American music. Dorothy, ‘Dory’, Veronica Previn […]

The Twang Factor: Cast your vote to decide the winner

December 7, 2020 Clint West 0

Over the last ten weeks we are proud to have brought to you ten new/and or emerging artists. The standard has been incredibly high, but there can be only one winner and that, cherished readers, is […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen “Rhinestoned”

December 7, 2020 Helen Jones 1

I was scratching my head a little upon seeing our last Chain Gang entry – ‘Possum Ran Over My Grave’ by Jesse Dayton – about just which direction to go in next. One option would be […]

Jingle Bells Friday – is it too late to make the pudding?

December 4, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Oh, it’s starting to get close now – all the signs are there. The lights. The vans delivering all the presents. Lockdown 2 is over. Christmas is within touching distance. And it’s Friday which can only […]

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John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]