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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Dave Jarman
The search continues folks. Yes, its time to put yet another AUK writer into the hot seat. All each one has to do is to cast their eye across the whole history of americana and pick […]
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Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Album: Mercury Rev “Deserter’s Songs” (V2, 1998)
‘Deserter’s Songs’ was released in 1998 by Mercury Rev, a band who appeared to be down on their knees expecting to be counted out. The band had escaped to the Catskills to record their fifth album and […]
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‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Dan Friese
Welcome to the second of our new ‘The Twang Factor’ series in which AUK aims to provide a showcase for some of the best new and emerging artists around. Each week we will bring you a […]
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VERSIONS: “Rainy Night In Georgia”
In the next of our series looking at songs/singers and the way that they interact with one another Rick Bayles puts ‘Rainy Night In Georgia’ (good and not so good) under the microscope:
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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Gibson J-45
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 […]