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Americana UK reviews the latest books broadly related to the americana genre, overseen by AUK Books Editor Tim Martin

Book Reviews

Book Review: “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions”

February 10, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Anybody with a passing interest in country music over the last few years cannot have failed to notice the number of apparently new and successful Black country artists such as Breland, Valerie June, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst […]
Book Reviews

Book Review – Margo Price “Maybe We’ll Make It”

February 6, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
We’re a bit late to the pass with this one, as it was released in the latter part of last year, but we didn’t want to miss out on a chance to review a book from […]
Book Reviews

Paperback Riders – John Einarson “Mr Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds’ Gene Clark”

January 27, 2023 Tim Martin 3
A few months back we looked at David N Meyer’s book on Gram Parsons. That book spent much of its time stripping away the myths that have followed Parsons’ name. Einarson has a different task with […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Beans on Toast “The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee”

January 25, 2023 Viv Fish 0
I suspect I am not alone in feeling that good children’s books have an air of excitement, beauty, and comfort. I believe pre and primary-school children’s books should make the reader and the listener feel fuzzy, […]
Book Reviews

Book Review – “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock”

January 23, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
It’s already looking like 2023 will be a great year for new books on Americana and related subjects, having seen some of the titles that will be published in the next few months, and the year […]

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Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

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My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

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Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

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case/lang/veirs

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

Anniversary Cheers
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Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”

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News

Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

September 3, 2026 0
More than half a century after Buck Owens and the Buckaroos took the stage at Las Vegas’ Mint Hotel and Casino, a remarkable document of the band at the height of its powers is finally seeing […]
Album Reviews

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

September 3, 2026 0
Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]
Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010
Classic Clips

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0
Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

  • Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month
  • My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”
  • Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010
  • Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years
  • Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”
  • Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026
  • Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”
  • Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo
  • After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October
  • Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Exhibition: Mondo Scripto – The Lyrics and Drawings of Bob Dylan (Halcyon Gallery, 2018)

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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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Sweet Roger “Pay Me” – Listen

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Inspiration can come from anywhere.  For Sweet Roger it was a combination of a early-country blues listening kick and the chance find of a photograph at a Los Angeles flea market.  The picture showed a man […]

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