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Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring The Hanging Stars

June 19, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1

Join Keith, Richard, and Patrick as they unpack the new Hanging Stars album Just A Day, which is out today. An extensive chat featuring some plein aire sounds as a distraction, but well worth a listen. […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Davidson

March 19, 2026 Andy Davidson 2

This is the final AUK writers’ choice of Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time. Watch out for the countdown to the song voted Number 1, coming shortly. I finalised this feature knowing Moses had left […]

The Last Waltz encore 25th November 1976

The Top 10 Americana Songs Of All Time: Chas Lacey

March 12, 2026 Chas Lacey 2

The devil may have all the best tunes but six months and many songs down the line from this feature’s inaugural selection, the erudition and impeccable taste of my esteemed colleagues mean that many of the […]

Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves

February 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 12

There have been several commendable efforts in this series before now, but the time has come for the definitive list. Each track is both a representative of a strand of listening within the genre, as well […]

Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Jonathan Aird

January 29, 2026 Jonathan Aird 4

You’ll doubtless let a sigh of relief pass your lips, dear readers, when you hear that I am not going to tell you what a heart-wrenching difficulty this entry into “The Greatest Americana Songs of All […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 1

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1

No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]