Americana UK

Sounds from beyond the Shed 164 “Snow”

November 22, 2024 0

I love snow. Haven’t seen it in the UK for a while and it never really hangs around but it does bring with it a certain joy and sense of wonder. Don’t ask me why. Is […]

Classic Clips: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss “Rock and Roll” – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, Tennessee 2022

November 22, 2024 0

Way back in 2007 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, two singers from completely different musical backgrounds, found some common ground while evidently having lots of fun. The combination of the two voices which work so well […]

The Third Mind to release live album “Live Mind”

November 22, 2024 0

The Third Mind are all set to release their first live album via Yep Roc Records on 14th February 2025. This genuine supergroup issued their first self-titled album in 2020 a matter of days before the […]

Live Review: Bob Dylan, Royal Albert Hall, London – 12th November 2024

November 22, 2024 0

Well. The first of three nights of the “London Residency” portion of Bob Dylan’s latest UK tour – and as someone said “things have changed.” No photographs from the event – with bag checks and phones […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: The Kennedys

November 22, 2024 0

During the dark days of the pandemic, The Kennedys began offering their fans a weekly livestream show featuring 90 minutes or more of songs for all manner of themes and occasions. As of October 20, 2024 […]

Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss “Rock and Roll” – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, Tennessee 2022

Way back in 2007 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, two singers from completely different musical backgrounds, found some common ground while evidently having lots of fun. The combination of the two voices which work so [...]
AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: The Kennedys

During the dark days of the pandemic, The Kennedys began offering their fans a weekly livestream show featuring 90 minutes or more of songs for all manner of themes and occasions. As of October 20, [...]
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Nanci Griffith Albums

Over the course of her career Nanci Griffith recorded 18 studio albums and 2 live albums. There were a couple of disappointments in amongst those but nowhere near enough to make this a straightforward task. [...]
Interviews

Interview: Joseph Shipp on digging deep, being free, for a while

He has always felt a bit like a chameleon. Joseph Shipp doesn’t have a routine backstory. You can trace his early musical touchstones to his father’s eclectic tastes: Neil Young, Leo Kottke, traditional Irish folk [...]
Features

Anniversary Cheers: Mary Gauthier’s “Drag Queens & Limousines” celebrates 25 years

The first article in a new occasional series that will take a look at significant anniversary re-releases of iconic albums as they are put out. Happy 25th anniversary to Mary Gauthier upon the re-release of [...]

Patterson Hood announces new solo album “Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams”

November 22, 2024 0

His first for 12 years – packed with friends and Truckers. Patterson Hood the co-founder of of The Drive By Truckers and fierce political commentator has revealed his latest work as a solo album called “Exploding […]

Track Premiere: Diane Coll “All Is Well”

November 22, 2024 0

‘All Is Well‘ is the final song on Diane Coll’s latest album, her fourth release, entitled ‘Up From The Mud,’ which will be out on January 7th 2025. The album follows a path through a relational […]

Video: Regan Ashton “6 1/2 Billion Hearts”

November 22, 2024 0

Here’s a great video to start your day – exuberant and full of energy. Regan Ashton’s new single, “6 1/2 Billion Hearts”, is full of heart and full of life. He delivers rhythmic acoustic guitar and […]

Thanks be! Maverick Festival announce their annual… ahem… Thanksgiving Ranch Party lineup

November 21, 2024 0

Let’s get this party started. One of AUK’s favourite festivals has announced the lineup to its annual Thanksgiving party, this year taking place on the 29th November, and it’s a hoolie! The various acts come from […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Nanci Griffith Albums

November 21, 2024 5

Over the course of her career Nanci Griffith recorded 18 studio albums and 2 live albums. There were a couple of disappointments in amongst those but nowhere near enough to make this a straightforward task. Having […]

Something for the weekend: Them Coulee Boys “I Am Not Sad”

November 22, 2024 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader, a week in which it’s been good to see on a couple of occasions that justice is occasionally served. We leave you with the closing [...]
Track Premiere: Diane Coll “All Is Well”

November 22, 2024 0

‘All Is Well‘ is the final song on Diane Coll’s latest album, her fourth release, entitled ‘Up From The Mud,’ which will be out on January 7th 2025. The album follows a path through a [...]
Video: Regan Ashton “6 1/2 Billion Hearts”

November 22, 2024 0

Here’s a great video to start your day – exuberant and full of energy. Regan Ashton’s new single, “6 1/2 Billion Hearts”, is full of heart and full of life. He delivers rhythmic acoustic guitar [...]
Ringo Starr “Thankful” – with bluegrass royalty on board

November 21, 2024 0

Plucky Liverpudlian Ringo Starr is making a late-career bid to be the king of Americana with his upcoming and likely Grammy winning release ‘Look Up‘ and today’s track is the latest single from that album [...]
Video: Emily Rose & The Rounders “Too Much Too”

November 21, 2024 0

The new video from Emily Rose & The Rounders is an excellent cinematic visual that has been artfully directed and edited by Christopher Slater, who also supplied the Super 8 Footage. He showcases the band [...]

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