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

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Paperback Riders – Robert Palmer “Deep Blues”

August 26, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Having read the brilliant review of Mat Callahan’s ‘Songs of Slavery and Emancipation’ from Rick Bayles and Paul Kerr recently, it seemed like a good idea to look at one of the most vivid pictures of […]
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Book Review: John Lingan “A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival”

August 25, 2022 Rick Bayles 2
Creedence Clearwater Revival seem to hold a special place in americana music. This is a band that set out to specifically create an amalgam of blues, rock, country, and a fake association with the deep south, […]
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Multimedia Review: Mat Callahan “Songs of Slavery and Emancipation”

July 29, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Books Editor Rick Bayles writes – Songs of ‘Slavery and Emancipation’ is the last project our sadly departed colleague, Gordon Sharpe, took on for review. His sudden and unexpected death meant that he never got to […]
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Book Review – Courtney S. Lennon “Live Forever: The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver”

July 27, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Billy Joe Shaver is one of those songwriters that never received a lot of attention on this side of the Atlantic, which is a shame, because he was one of the best writers that country music […]
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Book Review – Michael Goldberg “Wicked Game: The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey”

June 22, 2022 Rick Bayles 1
Way back, in the October of 2020, I set out to write an article, for our ‘Unsung Heroes of Americana’ series, on the guitarist James Calvin Wilsey. I sincerely wish this book had been around then; […]

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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0
Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Video: Kyle McKearney and Don Amero “Let ‘Em Lie”

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Two powerful indigenous voices from Western Canada join together to pay tribute to the victims of the Residential School system.  Powerful both in the message they are singing in ‘Let ‘Em Lie’ and the literal lung […]
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Iron & Wine “Robin’s Egg” – sweetness follows

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Sam Beam heads up the bewitching Iron & Wine, and this Summer he’ll be touring the States with the awesome I’m With Her.  That’s going to be some gig.  The whole tour is being given the […]

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