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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Gibson J-45

October 5, 2020 Rick Bayles 2
Here’s our second article in the new Unsung Heroes of Americana series. This time out, Richard Phillips takes a look at a truly iconic instrument; one that has been at the heart of American roots music […]
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Americana Roots: Tenth Mountain Division

October 2, 2020 Tim Newby 0
  Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Warren Zevon “Lawyers, Guns and Money”

October 2, 2020 Paul Villers 0
This weeks televisual highlight at Americana-UK Towers came as tuned in to watch the American presidential debate. We say debate but it was more like a primary school spat between spoiled brats except worse. No one […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Keith Hargreaves

October 1, 2020 Clint West 1
Welcome once again to the latest selections in AUK’s ongoing search for the ‘top 10 americana albums ever’. You know the format by now: each week a different AUK writer chooses their own personal top 10. […]
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Americana A – Z: Chris Whitley

October 1, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0
Chris Whitley’s itinerant childhood in the southern states seemed to be reflected in his restless musical output, a determined musical quest that often meant the last album was not necessarily a guide to the next and […]

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Book of Churches “Book of Churches”

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Gentle songs of quiet reflection for staying grounded in hurried times. Hot on the heels of last year’s critically acclaimed release, Divorce singer and guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow returns with the eponymously titled debut album from his […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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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”

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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

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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: The Arlenes “Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone”

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As last week’s retro slot featured Alan Tyler’s Rockingbirds here’s his partner in crime and co-winner of this year’s UK Americana Association’s Grass Roots Award 2017 Steve Pulford with his wife Stephanie aka ther fabulous Arlenes.  […]
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Video: Passenger “Feather On The Clyde” (Feat. Nina Nesbitt – Anniversary Edition)

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The video for the anniversary edition of ‘Feather on the Clyde’ by Passenger is a gorgeous piece of film-making.  Directed by the talented Nic Minns, there’s a cinematic feel and real artistry in the compelling visual […]
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Video Premiere: Gregg Hill “Places in Between”

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