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Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Elvis Costello and the Attractions “Almost Blue” (F-Beat, 1981)

December 16, 2020 Martin Johnson 2

Classic Americana Albums, by definition, have achieved a relevance that is timeless and are no longer dependent on the time and place that formed them. Elvis Costello’s ‘Almost Blue’, whilst timeless is also very topical […]

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Features

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 […]

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Interview: Cow Pie, a record label for UK country in 2020

October 13, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

If anyone has ever had the temerity to question the UK in Americana UK then this interview with Patrick Hart, chief cook and bottle washer and owner of Cow Pie Records will put that question […]

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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Nenadic

September 24, 2020 Clint West 1

AUK’s quest to identify the top ten americana albums ever continues. Each week one of our writers chooses their own personal selections and when they have all contributed, a short-list will be drawn up, from […]

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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Tim Martin

July 23, 2020 Clint West 5

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 […]

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Americana Roots: Pixie & the Partygrass Boys

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December 18, 2020 0
Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts [...]

Americana Roots: Grayson Capps

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December 4, 2020 1
American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts [...]
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Americana Roots: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

November 20, 2020 0
  American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]
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Americana Roots: Old Town Flood

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  American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]
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Americana Roots: Tenth Mountain Division

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  Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]

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Interview: Dean Owens on hooking up with Calexico and beating the lockdown blues

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Interview: Emily Barker reflects on her 2020 success and AMA-UK nomination

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Interview : One Hundred Years Of Songitude with Peter Stampfel

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Interview: Anna Elizabeth Laube on celebrating her 15 year career

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Interview: Scottish singer-songwriter Kerri Watt on Neptune’s Daughter and recording in Austin

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Classic Americana Albums: Songs: Ohia “Magnolia Electric Co.”

Classic Americana Albums
January 27, 2021 1

‘Magnolia Electric Co.’ is the place to enter the world of Jason Molina. It draws together the essential elements of his music to the point that is most accessible, combining alt-country, low-fi and indie-rock seamlessly. […]

Loretta Lynn is Still Woman Enough

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January 27, 2021 0

Loretta Lynn’s upcoming album, her fourth on the Legacy label, is a celebration of Women in Country Music.  It’s called ‘Still Woman Enough’ and it will be out on March 19th and features as guest […]

Gabriel Douglas “Darker Still”

Album Reviews
January 27, 2021 0

A cry from the dark. There is a certain bleakness to the solo albums of Gabriel Douglas but as the title suggests, his latest, ‘Darker Still’ plunges into deeper gloom. Douglas is best known as […]

A tribute to my beautiful lost mum, Pat Whitfield

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January 27, 2021 9

A week last Thursday the phone went at 7.45 in the morning, a call which I’ll never forget. My dad told me that in the middle of the night, my mum had completely out of […]

What is Americana? – Our Man in the Field

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January 27, 2021 1

Second day of our hook up with Country In The UK to pose this question to a few UK acts in the week that the Americana Music Association UK hosts its annual festival and awards […]

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