Americana UK reviews the latest books broadly related to the americana genre, overseen by AUK Books Editor Tim Martin
David Akeman, better known as Stringbean, is an often overlooked part of the long history of bluegrass and country music. To some he is the Wally Pipp of bluegrass music, as he is the man who […]
A Sixties Fairy Tale Unfolds through recollections and anecdotes. Vashti Bunyan’s adventures in the 1960s and early 1970s are, it is fair to say, legendary – and a romantic legend at that. The things that people […]
When I took on Paperback Riders last year I suggested that I wanted to find books that “help us understand and appreciate America”. A few months back we looked at Willy Vlautin’s ‘Lean On Pete’. Vlautin […]
When it comes to promoting Americana music in the UK, two of the most prominent names that come to mind are those of Paul Fenn and Paul Charles, the two Pauls who own and run Asgard, […]
A connection between bluegrass and Buddhism may not appear obvious. But fans of legendary bluegrass artist Peter Rowan will know they are inextricably bound. Since he was a teenager, author Mike Fiorito has loved bluegrass generally […]
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