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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: “Cast Iron Skillet” – words of wisdom

May 3, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
We’re trusting that you’ve heard of Jason Isbell.   This is the third single from the new album ‘Weathervanes‘ which is out June 9 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers.  ‘Cast Iron Skillet‘ shares wisdom and life lessons  from […]
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Pixie & The Partygrass Boys “The Devil Went Down To Utah” – Utah? Are you sure?

May 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
On this cover of the song you doubtless recall, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys have relocated the fiddle contest encounter to Utah – on the grounds that that is where they, and in particular their fiddle […]
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Reylta “Lucifer’s Love” – Devilish passions

May 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Folk singer Reylta is originally from Galway, and is currently based in Dublin.  ‘Lucifer’s Love‘ is her latest single and has been released in both English and Gaeilge versions – the latter as ‘Leannán an Diabhail.‘  […]
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Something for the long weekend: Great Lake Swimmers “Swimming Like Flying”

April 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Neglect dear reader comes in all kinds of different forms but the cruelest kind for AUK readers is when the PR for a great band entirely relevant to our audience don’t send us their new album […]
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Track Premiere: Loose Cattle “Crescent City”

April 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
This cover of the Lucinda Williams song comes from New Orleans band Loose Cattle who have a line-up backstory which is so complicated we’re just going to tell you it all verbatim.  Up front there’s Kimberly […]

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Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in […]
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Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

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John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Video: Chris Canterbury “Christmas In Prison” (John Prine Cover)

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As 2022 draws to a close and we get ready to celebrate the festive season in our different ways, we bring you our final video post of the year.  ‘Christmas in Prison’ is one of the […]
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The warm rich tones of Darling West were christened ‘Cosmic Folk’ by no lesser being than Lucinda Williams, with whom the Norwegian duo were sharing a stage.  And that cosmic theme carries forward onto their latest […]
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Now, when the editor sends us off to some exotic location to cover some exciting Americana news he always reminds us not to touch the mini-bar.  Hotel bar prices are a bit steep too so the […]

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