Gram Parsons

Flying Burrito Brothers, Amsterdam 1970, L-R: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Bernie Leadon

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

July 30, 2026 Andrew Raw 2

As a teenager, I would have been very sniffy about both country and soul music. However, years have made me wiser, and I now fully appreciate them both. Country-soul is a great hybrid, with soul lending […]

Rising Appalachia at FloydeFesr, Floyd, Virginia 22 nd July 2010

Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

June 25, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1

We experience music typically either at a show or on record. The live album is the device by which artists and labels attempt to bridge the two. The types of live album vary. There are shows […]

Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer at Cadogan Hall - 30th January2018

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tribute Albums

June 11, 2026 Peter Thompson 7

The tribute album seems to have leapt in popularity in recent times. The tribute element can take numerous forms: celebrating, honouring an influential artist, raising the profile of an artist, raising money for good causes (including […]

Album cover artwork for "Cosmic American Music" by The Tabasco Birds

Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”

April 16, 2026 Andrew Raw 0

Country music influenced by Gram Parsons, but altogether livelier and rougher around the edges. Cosmic American Music is the debut of Tabasco Birds, an eight-piece from North Texas. Six of the eight members attended Dallas Art […]

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 […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tribute Albums

Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”

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

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”