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[ July 30, 2026 ] Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road” Album Reviews
[ July 30, 2026 ] Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026 Live Reviews
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AUK’s Chain Gang: The New Pornographers “Sing Me Spanish Techno”

November 2, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

Clint’s entry for the Chain Gang last week, Simi Stone, is also a full-time member of The New Pornographers, an excellent outfit from Vancouver, Canada, having been a touring member for some years. One of their […]

The Song Remains: Billy Joe Shaver 1939 – 2020

October 30, 2020 Clint West 0

Famously described by Willie Nelson as “the greatest living songwriter” Billy Joe Shaver led an eventful and often tragic life before succumbing to a massive stroke at the age of 81. Although he will perhaps be […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Wilco “If I Ever Was A Child”

October 30, 2020 Paul Villers 0

In the green and pleasant fields of the People’s Republic of Liverpudlia no one is unhappy and no one goes hungry. At least that’s the vibe we get from within Americana-UK Towers although of course it […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Emily Dongray

October 29, 2020 Clint West 3

Welcome once again to AUK’s ongoing quest to find the top 10 americana albums ever. For anyone new to this (and by the way, where have you been?) Each week a different AUK writer lists their […]

Classic Americana Albums: Leon Russell “Hank Wilson’s Back Vol 1” (Shelter Records, 1973)

October 28, 2020 Martin Johnson 4

These days, not many people are aware of Leon Russell’s music and while fans of americana may recognise the name of one of the architects of the genre, even most americana fans are more familiar with […]

Flying Burrito Brothers, Amsterdam 1970, L-R: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Bernie Leadon

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

July 30, 2026 2

As a teenager, I would have been very sniffy about both country and soul music. However, years have made me wiser, and I now fully appreciate them both. Country-soul is a great hybrid, with soul lending […]

Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road”

July 30, 2026 0

Late beginnings, hard-earned wisdom and songs that find grace amid life’s darker corners. Robert Sawrey’s story inevitably shapes the way The End of the Road is heard. Recording under the name Hadnot Creek, he only began […]

The Truffle Boys live at the Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham - 21st July 2026

Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026

July 30, 2026 0

There is a particular kind of pleasure in listening to crackly vinyl, hearing the ghosts of bluegrass and honky-tonk pioneers through layers of hiss and surface noise. But those records can sometimes leave you wondering what […]