Americana UK

Classic Clips: Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer “When I Go” – Live At The St. John Pub, Portland, Oregon, 2001

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Before I explain my choice for this week’s Classic Clips’ feature let me first convey how this particular artist first came to my attention. While discussing the pros and cons of all things to do with […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 178 “Plus ca change”

March 28, 2025 0

Since hanging up my mortarboard and gown (I never actually had either of these, but you get my drift), I’ve been doing lots of things, as these pages will attest. One of those things is taking […]

Jim Kweskin “Four Or Five Times” – skiffling along

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Jim Kweskin – now that’s a legendary name, leader of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band through the Sixties and beyond, playing with people like Geoff Muldaur and appearing at the original Newport Folk Festival five years […]

Video: American Mile “Photograph of You”

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Here’s a great country rocker from American Mile. “Photograph of You” is a song about being separated from a loved one, and still caring for them even after tough times and arguments. Full of insistent rhythm, […]

Vox Continental: March 2025

March 27, 2025 0

Well, we’re up and running and this is the second article in the new Vox Continental column that will be appearing on the last Thursday of each month. The column aims to promote americana music happening […]

Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Sturgill Simpson “Could You Love Me One More Time” (Live on KEXP @Pickathon), 2013

Anyone who had the good fortune to catch this fella during his recent European tour will hopefully have been as impressed as I was with his performance at the Barrowland Ballroom. The last time Sturgill [...]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer “When I Go” – Live At The St. John Pub, Portland, Oregon, 2001

Before I explain my choice for this week’s Classic Clips’ feature let me first convey how this particular artist first came to my attention. While discussing the pros and cons of all things to do [...]
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Lucinda Williams

AUK has rightfully sung the praises of alt-country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams for years now, and last year, she was voted the number one Americana artist of all time by our readers. With a career spanning [...]
Features

More People Should Really Know About: Charlie Shafter

If there is a line that perfectly sums up the resilience needed by a gigging musician, the best one I’ve ever heard has to be “They don’t clap, you still bow” from Illinois-born, Texas country-sounding [...]
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Gordon Lightfoot “Early Morning Rain”

If the measure of a song is how often it is covered, then ‘Early Morning Rain’ by Gordon Lightfoot would be high in the chart. Factor in the calibre of the musicians who have embraced [...]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Sturgill Simpson “Could You Love Me One More Time” (Live on KEXP @Pickathon), 2013

Anyone who had the good fortune to catch this fella during his recent European tour will hopefully have been as impressed as I was with his performance at the Barrowland Ballroom. The last time Sturgill [...]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer “When I Go” – Live At The St. John Pub, Portland, Oregon, 2001

Before I explain my choice for this week’s Classic Clips’ feature let me first convey how this particular artist first came to my attention. While discussing the pros and cons of all things to do [...]

Charles’s Cosmic Cannon Fodder hits the stores in May

March 27, 2025 0

NYC-based singer-songwriter Charles Ellsworth is set to release his much-anticipated fifth album “Cosmic Cannon Fodder” on Burro Borracho Records in May 2025. The album will feature Ellsworth’s refined alt-country sound with his unbridled seasoned storytelling at […]

Something for the weekend: Chappaquiddick Skyline “Hundred Dollar Pocket”

March 28, 2025 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. In the waning months of the previous millennia, Joe Pernice wrote and recorded what would become Chappaquiddick Skyline which New West Records have recently rereleased [...]
Jim Kweskin “Four Or Five Times” – skiffling along

March 28, 2025 0

Jim Kweskin – now that’s a legendary name, leader of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band through the Sixties and beyond, playing with people like Geoff Muldaur and appearing at the original Newport Folk Festival five [...]
Video: American Mile “Photograph of You”

March 28, 2025 1

Here’s a great country rocker from American Mile. “Photograph of You” is a song about being separated from a loved one, and still caring for them even after tough times and arguments. Full of insistent [...]
Track Premiere: Kung Fu Hippies “Days Gone By”

March 27, 2025 0

Minnesota rock in it’s purest form is what Kung Fu Hippies are aiming at – and on today’s song ‘Days Gone By‘ they certainly achieve it. An infectious number, likely to spark thoughts of bands [...]
Video: Charley Crockett “Night Rider”

March 27, 2025 0

Here’s the absorbing new video from the prolific Charley Crockett. For “Night Rider”, Bobby Cochran has created a typically cinematic visual. Crockett’s videos often have the quality, look and feel of short films, perfectly complementing [...]

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