Bruce Springsteen

New Bruce Springsteen album “Letter To You” out next month – Listen

September 10, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

Bruce Springsteen’s new studio album with the E Street Band, ‘Letter To You’, will be released by Columbia Records in the UK on 23rd October, his 20th studio album which was recorded at his home studio […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Viv Fish

September 10, 2020 Clint West 4

Our quest to find the best americana album ever continues with another compelling list, this time from AUK writer Viv Fish. It’s been a fascinating journey so far and if nothing else, has demonstrated the wide […]

10 Americana songs with a boxing theme

July 6, 2020 Clint West 4

Listening to the excellent new Matt Hill album ‘Savage Pilgrims’ I was particularly struck by the track ‘Bendigo’ which tells the story of a 19th century Nottinghamshire prizefighter. It set me thinking about boxing-themed songs and how I’d […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Andrew Frolish

July 2, 2020 Clint West 1

At AUK we are on a quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums Ever’. Over the last few weeks our writers have been going through the mental anguish of trying to narrow the whole history […]

Ten americana songs of protest

June 16, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

An infamous Mancunian once thought that if you played the acoustic guitar, it meant you were a protest singer. Whilst the playing of that instrument may not earn you the right to musical protestation, the artists […]

Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

September 3, 2026 0

More than half a century after Buck Owens and the Buckaroos took the stage at Las Vegas’ Mint Hotel and Casino, a remarkable document of the band at the height of its powers is finally seeing […]

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

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Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]

Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

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Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

New Bruce Springsteen album “Letter To You” out next month – Listen

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Viv Fish

10 Americana songs with a boxing theme

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Andrew Frolish

Ten americana songs of protest

Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

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