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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Readers’ Picks 1-10

March 1, 2024 Clint West 29

The Readers have spoken and in the end the result wasn’t hugely different to that of the AUK writers. Eight artists were in both Top 10s. In came Wilco and with a huge leap, Gillian Welch. […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 1 – Lucinda Williams

February 16, 2024 Clint West 15

Well there you have it folks, our Number 1 is Lucinda Williams and by an overwhelming margin. She received 74 points which was 15 more than the runner-up, well over double that of fifth place and not […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 2 – Willy Vlautin

February 15, 2024 Clint West 4

Our runner up spot goes to Willy Vlautin with 59 points, a whole 13 ahead of third place. Nominated by seven AUK writers, crucially six of them had him in their Top 3, including three who place […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 3 – Steve Earle

February 14, 2024 Clint West 4

As we reach the podium places it is little surprise to see Steve Earle occupying one of them. He received 46 points from AUK writers to comfortably get him over the line into third place, helped […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 4 – The Band

February 13, 2024 Clint West 1

Back in 2021 AUK writers voted for their ‘Greatest Americana Albums Ever’ and The Band’s self-titled second album came out top of the pile. It’s arguable that despite some very noteworthy work thereafter, they never really […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 1

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

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 […]