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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Kimberly Bright

January 27, 2022 Kimberly Bright 1
Man, it is hard to believe we’re already this far into the 21st century! As a Gen X’er, I have to ruefully admit the truth of the meme that we’ll always think 1980 was twenty years […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Dave Jarman

January 20, 2022 David Jarman 1
Well yes – what an enjoyable challenge! I was perhaps unusual in having six of my top 10 americana albums of all time from 2000 onwards, so consistency and laziness could have coincided and just left […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Keith Hargreaves

January 13, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2
Second in the series and probably the most accurate… discuss! So, another list that requires soul searching and many hours of trawling through the collection. What’s not to like? Especially as the caveat that is always […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Uncle Tupelo “March 16-20, 1992”

January 12, 2022 Peter Tomkins 0
It may have been a bit of a stretch for a whole musical genre to be named after an Uncle Tupelo album. They weren’t quite that revolutionary. But they were a superb band who combined alternative […]
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Clint West

January 6, 2022 Clint West 7
AUK’s Features Editor Clint West introduces a new series for 2022 and then sets the ball rolling with his personal picks. When we chose ‘AUK’s Top 10 Albums Ever’ spread over 2020/2021 we found that a […]

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case/lang/veirs
Anniversary Cheers

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

September 3, 2026 0
Outstanding one-off album is re-released together with an album of live tracks from the tour that accompanied the album, plus a new song (on vinyl and CD). case/lang/veirs was released in 2016. In keeping with the […]
Album Reviews

Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”

September 3, 2026 0
Allow yourself to be captivated by a master musician’s vivid imagination. There’s always a hope that listening to a new album will take the listener to a place they hadn’t been to before. Through inspired music […]
Thunder and Rain, live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 28th August 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026

September 3, 2026 0
As I travelled to this evening’s show through the Lincolnshire countryside, the consequences of this long, hot summer were visible as far as the eye could see. In place of the “green and pleasant land” so […]

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  • Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”
  • Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026
  • Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”
  • Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo
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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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