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Various Artists -“The Electric Muse Revisited – The Story of Folk into Rock and Beyond”

June 3, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0
One man’s continuing journey through folk, folk-rock and beyond. This is a 4-CD 61-track collection, based on the original book and album from 1975 and now brought up to date by one of the original authors, Robin […]
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Amigo The Devil “Born Against”

June 3, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0
A highly enjoyable collection of kitschy, melodramatic Gothic Americana. Danny Kiranos (aka Amigo The Devil) hails from Dallas, Texas. This fine record is oozing with dark humour. Waits, Cave and Cohen are stirred in liberally to […]
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J.R. Harbidge “Long Black River”

June 2, 2021 Russell Murphy 0
Black Country americana really should be a ‘thing’. Given the number of new routes to market largely created as a result of that wondrous invention, t’Interweb, it is little wonder that so many artists – new […]
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Chris Blevins “Grief, Love and Other Gifts”

June 2, 2021 Viv Fish 0
Two for the price of one. At the end of 2016, Tulsa, Oklahoma singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Blevins gave up his day job in a post office to become a full-time musician. His debut album […]
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Michael Hays “Red Willow”

June 1, 2021 Paul Kerr 2
A heady brew of cosmic country and post-rock ambience. Originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Michael Hays has made his home in Austin, Texas and LA over the years with a quirky line in jobs (working in a […]

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Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

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October 2, 2026 0

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

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Jerry Joseph, Ramblin' Roots Revue 2023

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

Essentials
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Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

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Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

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Tracks

Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

October 2, 2026 0
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 […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

October 2, 2026 0
Beginning with just woozy saxophone and Afton Wolfe’s strummed guitar, Slingshots builds steadily until it becomes the textured, frenetic high point of Wolfe’s live set. Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters command the stage, with Connor […]
Jerry Joseph, Ramblin' Roots Revue 2023
Essentials

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 7
An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

  • Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon
  • Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”
  • Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice
  • Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”
  • Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026
  • Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music
  • Jayne Pomplas “This Is How The World Ends”
  • Folk-americana duo Rosine announce debut album due Spring 2027
  • Nicole Mish “Hope is Restless”
  • Julie Christensen “Don’t You Push” – no names, no id, and that’s the cops
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  • Andy Short: All from readers comments this time so it was great fun. Some of the songs I hadn't heard for a…

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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

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”

September 15, 2026 0
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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Jonathan and Abigail Peyton “How We’ve Come So Far”

November 6, 2025 1
Reflection is at the core for latest from celebrated couple. Couples who choose to record together will obviously bring a genuinely personal touch to songs they create, and Jonathan and Abigail Peyton have chosen for Jonathan’s […]
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Something for the weekend: Mark Olson and Ingunn Ringvold “Pipestone I Won’t Be Back”

June 5, 2020 2
We leave you this week dear reader with the opening track from the new record by sometime Jayhawker Mark Olson who’s collaborated with Norwegian roots singer Ingunn Ringvold for a third time on the album ‘Magdalen […]
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Track Premiere: Rob Marshall “Other Friend”

March 26, 2024 0
Rob Marshall is an L.A. based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter.  You’ve doubtless heard his playing since he has performed & recorded with artists such as The Mastersons, Calling Cadence, Grammy-winner Gabby Moreno, Taras Prodaniuk (Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda […]

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