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Chris Eckman “Where the Spirit Rests”

July 7, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
A dark and deeply immersive dive into the human condition from one of America’s finest songwriters. Erstwhile member of one of Seattle’s finest exports, The Walkabouts, Chris Eckman has been resident in Ljubljana for many years […]
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Joseph Spence “Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing”

July 6, 2021 Jim Finnie 0
Unexpectedly joyous and mesmerising music by a master from a bygone era. The esteemed editor here at AUK likes to keep the writers on their toes by supplying a diverse range of material for review; however, […]
Katherine Priddy “The Eternal Rocks Beneath”
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Katherine Priddy “The Eternal Rocks Beneath”

July 6, 2021 Tim Martin 0
A much-anticipated debut album that lives well up to expectations. There is just something about traditionally played and sung folk music that more complex albums can’t begin to match. When the voice is as good as […]
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Steve Dawson “At the Bottom of a Canyon in the Branches of a Tree”

July 5, 2021 Richard Phillips 0
Inspired meditations wrapped in west coast folk-rock and Chicago soul. We have, in part, Richard Thompson to thank for Dawson’s return to the Americana scene and the recording of his new album after a hiatus of […]
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Future Lives “Spirit House”

July 5, 2021 Ewan Lury 0
Disappointing second album from a group that has the potential to stand out from the crowd. Future Lives’ second album, ‘Spirit House’, is, in their own words, a critique of the Western power structures that must […]

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Live Review: Joe Martin + Maggie May Treanor, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th September 2026

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As I proceeded to pull into a convenient parking space, a stone’s throw from the doors of the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, home of Americana music in Lincolnshire, I noticed that the circus was in […]
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The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier

October 2, 2026 0
This week’s podcast sees Keith talking to two great songwriters. Cam Fraser of Boulder Fields, in the week of the release of Nothing Age, and Mary Gauthier, in the week of her release, Reckoning. Both very […]
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Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

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The remarkable thing about today’s track, The Werewolf Song, is that it comes from the first album by Michael Hurley. Remarkable because it is a song of some rare depth, full of disturbing imagery, set to […]

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  • The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier
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  • Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

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If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – March 2025

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Okay, spring has well and truly sprung and this month’s bag of newly released EPs is full to the brim with a kaleidoscope of sounds that cover the full spectrum of Americana music. So without further […]
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Smith and Tegio “Can’t Stay Here”

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Blues flavours to fine acoustic country/Americana from West Coast US duo Smith and Tegio. Duo Smith and Tegio are long-established songwriting and performing partners Austin Smith and Mark Tegio, based respectively in Santa Cruz CA, and […]

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