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[ July 17, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could” Videos
[ July 17, 2026 ] Bella White “A Sign In The Weather” Album Reviews
[ July 17, 2026 ] Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates News
[ July 17, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking Classic Clips
[ July 17, 2026 ] Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead” Book Reviews

Circles Around The Sun share “Interludes With The Dead Vol 2” to celebrate Grateful Dead 60th anniversary

August 5, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Circles Around The Sun (CATS) have announced the release of their latest album, “Interludes for the Dead: Volume 2”, on 7th November 2025. Volume 1 comprised the music composed for the set breaks at the iconic […]

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win tickets to see Mary Gauthier live

August 1, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Tift Merritt, Josh Ritter, Tyler Childers, Bright Eyes and […]

Billy Bragg announces Palestine benefit concert for September

July 31, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Billy Bragg has announced “Days Like These”, an evening of music, spoken word and film for Palestine, featuring performances from Jamie Webster (solo), words from Antony Szmierek, Reverend & The Makers (acoustic), Big Special, Khalid Abdalla, […]

Preview: Chorley Americana Festival takes place next month

July 30, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s always nice to support some of the smaller up and coming festivals celebrating homegrown americana – just like beers, micro is sometimes better! – and so following on from the success of the first of […]

The Delines return to the Scenic Sessions 10 years on with tour dates too

July 30, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Firm favourites here at AUK Towers, The Delines have brought us some excellent news this week on two fronts. Firstly, there’s the small matter of the vinyl re-release of “Scenic Sessions” and then some tour dates […]

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

July 17, 2026 0

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

What is Americana?

January 26, 2021 0

Sorry to say, dear friends, that we’re not going to answer this question here. However, we’ve teamed up with Country In The UK to pose this question to a few UK acts in the week that […]

Album Reviews

Catfish Keith “Land Of The Sky”

December 9, 2021 0

Fine picking and sliding from a master of old-time blues Catfish Keith is one of those troubadours who seem to continually have a new tour or an album on the go. ‘Land Of The Sky’ is […]

Interviews

Interview: Willy Vlautin

March 16, 2018 0

The much-loved frontman of the now sadly defunct Richmond Fontaine and pivotal member of The Delines, Willy Vlautin is a man of many talents. Not only an exquisite songwriter, guitarist and one of the good guys, […]