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Interview: Tony Poole’s Back Pages

December 7, 2021 Paul Kerr 1

An alternative history of UK americana over the last 50 years from one of the originators. Maestro of the Rickenbacker 12 String, helm of Bennett Wilson Poole, studio wizard and veteran of the pub rock years, […]

Interview: Thirty Tigers’ President David Macias on why they are only a quasi-label

December 3, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How an enlightened attitude and a new business model helps bring major and developing artists’ music to market. David Macias is probably not a name that rings many bells with music fans, but if you have […]

How I Write A Song: Paul Kelly

December 2, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 1

As part of our occasional series of How I Write A Song as his new Christmas album comes out, AUK talked to one of Australia’s best-known singer-songwriters, Paul Kelly. Paul Kelly’s career now spans five decades […]

Interview: Joel King and Taylor Burns of the Wild Feathers talk americana rock’n’roll

November 25, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How COVID and New West Records helped reinvigorate a ten-year-old band. The Wild Feathers are a band who have been playing americana infused rock’n’roll for ten years and are entering a new phase of maturity in […]

Interview: Charles Wesley Godwin on 21st Century Appalachia

November 18, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How to build a career in folk americana away from Nashville. Appalachia holds a special place in the development of 20th Century American music through the recordings that were made of Appalachian musicians in the 1920s […]

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"

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 […]

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 […]

Interviews

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 […]

Interviews

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 […]

Interviews

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 […]

Features

AmericanA-Z – Yola

November 5, 2019 1

When our esteemed editor assigned his worker-writers their alphabetical letters for this journey through the wonderful world of Americana, this contributor’s first reaction was “Well, what have I done to deserve X, Y, or Z?! What […]

Anniversary Cheers

Anniversary Cheers: Iris DeMent’s “The Way I Should” celebrates 30 years

June 1, 2026 2

Yep Roc Records re-releases Iris DeMent’s iconic third album on its 30th anniversary – and it sounds better than ever! So, following on from the 30th Anniversary release of Iris DeMent’s album My Life, very nicely […]

Videos

Video: The Marriage “Long Ride Home”

December 11, 2017 0

The latest string to be added to ex-ahab, curent Orphan Colours man Dave Burn’s musical bow (not forgetting his excellent solo album Arizona), this is rather good. More soon please.