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

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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 10 – Wilco “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”

March 8, 2021 Clint West 0
After months of having their say, the collective wisdom of AUK’s writers generated a shortlist of the best americana albums ever. That shortlist has now been whittled down to a top 10. Today we begin the […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: The Shortlist

February 25, 2021 Clint West 10
Last week we completed our writers’ lists of their top 10 americana albums ever. Since then we have been busy tallying up the totals to produce a shortlist of 20 albums. Our writers will now choose […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Whitfield

February 18, 2021 Clint West 1
Today sees us publish the last of our writers’ personal top tens. It’s been both entertaining and educative and has demonstrated the wide range of knowledge and tastes that AUK writers collectively possess. All the selections […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Tim Newby

January 28, 2021 Clint West 5
This week we bring you our penultimate set of suggestions for the top 10 americana albums ever. Our second US based writer, Tim Newby, has served up a tantalising cocktail of proven ingredients complemented by a […]
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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Kimberly Bright

January 21, 2021 Clint West 3
We’ve heard a lot about “light at the end of the tunnel” recently. For 20 years AUK has been vaccinating readers against the harmful effects of cheesy music by injecting a large dose of cool americana […]

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Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

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Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

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Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

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Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking

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Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”

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Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]
Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"
Album Reviews

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0
A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]
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Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0
Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

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  • Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Gibson J-45

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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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