Chris Hillman

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Chris Hillman

March 18, 2026 Martin Johnson 0

There can be no doubt about the fact that Chris Hillman is one of the founding fathers of country rock, based on his time with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Desert Rose Band and […]

The Byrds from Hi Parader magazine = December 1968

For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

March 16, 2026 Andrew Raw 0

The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was the […]

The Gordon Sharpe Americana UK Book Award 2025

January 16, 2026 Tim Martin 6

We are now into year 3 of our celebration of the best books we reviewed in the previous year. To learn why we have named it for our still missed colleague you can read AUK editor […]

Classic Clips: Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives, ‘Runnin’ Down A Dream’, The Egg Center for the Performing Arts, September 18, 2018

September 26, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

After a weekend full of roots music at the FreshGrass Festival, North Adams, MA, I had the very good fortune to find myself three days later in Albany, NY in time to catch Roger McGuinn and […]

Americana on Audio: Five books to listen to this summer

July 31, 2024 Tim Martin 0

With the arrival of the English school holidays book writers’ thoughts turn to advising you what to read while trying to manage the activities and expectations of children or grandchildren. At AUK we are no different, […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers