We get a fair amount of offers to cover gigs by americana artists here at AUK but particularly with showcases and album launches, they are often London based which is awkward since precisely one of our writers lives in London and his whole life would be spent going to see live music if he attended them all. Which doesn’t sound like such a bad thing when you come to think about it. Anyway, as is common knowledge it’s grim up north where we’re based, so if you are one of those new-fangled London people, can write well, produce copy quickly and fancy seeing some Americana for free from time to time (normally on week nights) then please get in touch with us. A lot of the artists are “up and coming” as they say, but today’s fresh faces are tomorrow’s Ryan Adams. Or Ryan Adams-es. And you could be the person to tell the world about them.
London based and fancy reviewing gigs for us?
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Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Great Speckled Bird “Great Speckled Bird”
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Classic Americana Albums: Drive-By Truckers “The Dirty South”
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Classic Americana Albums: Gram Parsons “Grievous Angel”
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Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “Other Voices / Other Rooms”
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Classic Americana Albums: Mary Gauthier “Filth and Fire”
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The First Time
The First Time: Tim Martin – The Boomtown Rats Colston Hall, Bristol 28th June1978
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The First Time: Guy Lincoln – The Pink Fairies, The Marquee Club, London, 3rd August 1976
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The First Time: Darren Lumbroso – The Jam, Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, 12th December 1981
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The First Time: Martin Johnson – The Who, ABC Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees, October 22nd, 1970
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The First Time: Richard Parkinson – Magna Carta & Gillian McPherson, Carlisle Market Hall, September 1971
Hi Mark, how are you keeping? I’d be happy to cover some shows in the South. I’ve got tickets for Alejandro Escovedo next week at Bush Hall & Justin Currie in June. Congrats on the current web site it’s the best it’s ever been.
Best Wishes Andy Riggs
Sorry Andy I thought I’d replied to this, great to hear from you and thanks for your kind words on the site. Can you drop me a line via the contacts page? Would be very happy if you wrote for us!