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[ April 8, 2026 ] Nic Panken “Near Divine or Merely Rhyme” Album Reviews
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“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Jonathan Aird

May 29, 2020 Paul Villers 1

Our popular feature in which the your humble writers spill the beans on their influences, musical roots and record buying habits is back. This week Deputy Editor and man who is averse to foppish hair and […]

“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Paul Villers

May 12, 2020 Paul Villers 1

Well we haven’t had a piece for a while (lots of things going on but people are staying safe, thankfully) so the ‘developer’ of this feature is going to put his own ten pence worth in. […]

“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Gordon Sharpe

April 1, 2020 Paul Villers 3

You lucky people: whilst we are all (hopefully) self-isolating – watch how quickly that comment dates – you will have plenty of time to read the latest instalment of “What Is This Americana Thing Anyway” in […]

“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Richard Phillips

March 3, 2020 Paul Villers 0

It’s time, folks, for another instalment of our feature in which the writers of AUK attempt to put into words their personal reflections of what our genre is and why they love it so much. This […]

“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Martin Johnson

January 23, 2020 Paul Villers 0

Here we are again folks with another eagerly anticipated contribution to our semi-regular “What Is This…?” feature. This time around Martin Johnson reveals his (what we can only surmise are) hippy roots in the North East […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Maeve O'Boyle - All My Sins
By Peter Thompson , 16 hours ago
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Live - Throwing Copper
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Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (25th Ann...
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Gretchen Peters: The Songs of Mickey Newbury:
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Willie Nelson - Yesterday’s Wine
By Joe Nathan , 18 hours ago
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Linda Martell - Color Me Country
By Joe Nathan , 19 hours ago
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Grateful Dead - Dead Set
By Joe Nathan , 21 hours ago
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Bo Diddley - Self-titled
By Joe Nathan , 23 hours ago
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Came across this guy John Rush . Know him Paul Kerr? ...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 days ago

Nic Panken “Near Divine or Merely Rhyme”

April 8, 2026 0

Nic Panken finds a balance and searches for the divine on his first solo project. Nic Panken is a member of the Brooklyn-based band Spirit Family Reunion. This is Panken’s debut solo album and is a […]

Book Review: Geoffrey Himes “Willie Nelson, All the Albums” The Stories Behind The Music

April 8, 2026 0

This book is a thing of beauty. From its presentation to the wonderful array of historical photographs inside, it is a volume to treasure. Author Geoffrey Himes wrote about music every week in the Washington Post […]

Promo photo for Joel Robson album "Breadcrumbs"

AUK Shortcuts: Jefferson Ross, Old Sap, Tuomas Räisänen, James Houlahan, David Coller, Joel Robson, Matthew Ryan, Sammi Accola, and Mills & Farrell

April 8, 2026 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]