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Top 10 albums ever

Americana UK writers choose their best ten americana albums of all time

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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 4=Jason Isbell “Southeastern”

March 15, 2021 Clint West 1
As we enter the second week of our top 10 rundown, we reach the top 5. However, we don’t actually have a number 5 as two albums released 39 years apart, tied for the number 4 […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 6 – Bob Dylan “Blonde on Blonde”

March 12, 2021 Clint West 0
As we reach the end of our first week running down our top 10 americana albums ever, we inevitably feature one Robert Zimmerman, as his 1966 album makes it to Number 6 in our list. Some […]
artwork for Johnny Cash album "American Recordings"
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 7 – Johnny Cash “American Recordings”

March 11, 2021 Clint West 0
With three great albums already unveiled, we now reach Number 7 in our countdown of the top 10 americana albums ever. Andrew Frolish gives his assessment of the extraordinary work that reignited Johnny Cash’s career and built on […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 8 – Uncle Tupelo “No Depression”

March 10, 2021 Clint West 1
So, it’s day three and we have arrived at number 8 in our writers’ picks. A seminal album without question, but does it live up to its folkloric status in the pantheon of great americana albums? […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 9 – Townes Van Zandt “Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas”

March 9, 2021 Clint West 3
Welcome to Day Two of AUK’s rundown of the top 10 americana albums ever. The albums have been chosen through the combined wisdom of our writers and as we reach Number 9, it won’t be giving […]

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Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo

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Rayland Baxter

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

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Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

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Cover art for Nick Mitchell Maiato album "Naquera"

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

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Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…

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Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo

September 3, 2026 0
Here is the dramatic video for Chatting Through Steel (Revisited) by Cole Gallagher. David Hidalgo of Los Lobos adds gritty, characterful vocals, complementing Gallagher’s own impassioned voice as he sings with compassion about immigration and the […]
Rayland Baxter
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After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

September 2, 2026 0
Rayland Baxter’s new album, True Violet, will be released on 23rd October 2026 via ATO Records. he feels like the first time he’s truly found it. It is his first album in more than four years. […]
Album Reviews

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

September 2, 2026 0
Vintage country music at its very best. One of the joys of good music of any genre is its ability to transport you to another time and another place. The new album by Dom Glynn and […]

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  • Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”
  • Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Becky Kapell “Idle Down” – Put that pedal to the metal!

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Becky Kapell is torn between two desires – the first is to let rip and barrel down the highway, the second is to not make this journey too short, ‘cos her baby’s on board and she […]
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Video Premiere: Ian Clement “Hardly”

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The new video from Ian Clement features a brilliantly-executed, focused, emotional vocal performance and layers of unfolding sound that manage to be both gentle and dramatic simultaneously.  The video is simple but effective in reinforcing the […]
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Graham Nash “Military Madness” – Unfortunately timely… again

March 25, 2022 0
So, we are not going to play the game where we pretend you’ve never heard of Americana Music Association UK Lifetime achievement winner Graham Nash.  Suffice to say that Nash has a new live album on […]

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