Bob Dylan

Book Review: Santi Elijah Holley “Murder Ballads” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020)

December 9, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 2

I’ve been lucky enough to get hold of an e-book or two from regular reviewer Rick Bayles and, on first reading, I’d echo his thoughts that the Bloomsbury 331/3 series is excellent – even bearing in […]

Dylan sells his entire back catalogue to Universal

December 8, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Bob Dylan has often challenged the idea that he’s some kind of anti-establishment lefty and as if to hammer home that point, yesterday it was announced that he has sold his entire catalogue of 600 songs, […]

Interview: Tim O’Brien on dealing with COVID and the greatest bluegrass artist ever

December 1, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

COVID is proving to be a challenge for all musicians. Americana UK thought it would be an idea to catch up with one of bluegrass and americana’s leading musicians to see how COVID affects even those […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Sean Hannam

November 26, 2020 Clint West 1

Back in May when this series started, I kicked it off myself on the basis that you can’t ask colleagues to go through this hell without doing it yourself first. Looking back at that top 10, […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Paul Campbell

November 12, 2020 Clint West 5

In case you’ve joined us late, or just simply forgotten, here’s just a little reminder of what is going on in this feature. For the last few months the AUK writers have been scratching their heads, […]