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Jarrod Dickenson “Big Talk”

February 7, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Jarrod Dickenson returns with a flourish and a bang on this defiant album. Keenly anticipated by many who have been kept in limbo awaiting the follow-up to Jarrod Dickenson’s 2017 ‘Ready The Horses’ album, ‘Big Talk’ […]
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Joost Dijkema “After Thunder Sun”

February 7, 2023 GrahamBollands 0
The third album from a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who writes, sings and plays all of the instruments. ‘After Thunder Sun’ is the third album from Joost Dijkema, a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who not only writes, sings and plays […]
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Simon Rowe “Everybody’s Thinking”

February 7, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Mojave 3 alumni returns with shimmering, hazy debut. Gently starting with an instrumental called ‘Croxted Crows’, this album slowly unfolds as a sweetly pastoral, gentle, psychedelic delight. There are minor chords and delicate harmonies, phased effects […]
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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 […]
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Chris Coole “The Old Man and the C Chord”

February 6, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0
Canadian bluegrass virtuoso brings songs as well as style. ‘The Old Man and the C Chord’ represents the third solo offering from Chris Cooley, although he has been part of a much wider musical scene over thirty […]

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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]
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Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0
Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]
Album Reviews

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0
Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

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  • Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026
  • Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”
  • Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”
  • Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
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Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
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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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