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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Ljubinko Zivkovic

September 17, 2020 Clint West 0

Welcome to our weekly feature in which AUK writers in turn make their selections for the ‘top 10 americana albums ever’. When all have contributed we will then draw up a shortlist and ask them to […]

Classic Americana Albums: Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Myer and Mark O’Connor “Appalachian Journey” (Sony Music, 2000)

September 16, 2020 Paul Campbell 2

Collaborations with classical artists are often an uneasy fit, a cue for an unholy alliance of partners. Non-classical artists bask in the status and virtuosity of the conservatoire sorts, while the orchestral players demonstrate they are […]

Forgotten Artists – The Rainmakers

September 15, 2020 Rick Bayles 6

Here at the FORGOTTEN ARTISTS feature page we continue to remind readers of some of the great bands that may have slipped from memory or who we think deserve a return to the spotlight for a […]

10 Americana songs with great lyrics

September 14, 2020 Mark Underwood 12

Mark Underwood continues with the fifth in his irregular feature on music by great songwriters with great lyrics, this time taking you through classics from the likes of Amy Speace, Alejandro Escovedo, Neil Young and Gretchen […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Milk Carton Kids “Hope of a Lifetime”

September 14, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

“Can’t Do Much” was the refrain of the last Chain Gang piece, and indeed there are times when the odds are overwhelming, and you will not overcome. What music can express this and provide the soundtrack […]

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 1

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 […]