Gretchen Peters

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring The Sheepdogs in conversation

April 17, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

This week sees Keith step into Spring with The Sheepdogs, or at least two of them in the shape of Ewan and Ryan, with a lovely conversation about the new album, touring, and the joys of […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Rick Bayles

February 5, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

Ah, the ever popular, controversial list. We all know these things are totally subjective, but we all love them, largely because we love disagreeing with them; and I’m sure there’ll be plenty to disagree with here! […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Graeme Tait

January 15, 2026 Graeme Tait 8

This new feature has now been running for approximately four months. During that time, I have simultaneously sympathised with my fellow writers at the magnitude of the challenge they have faced and marvelled at the array […]

Preview: Ben Glover to release “And The Sun Breaks Through The Sky” later this month

April 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Ben Glover, the Northern Irish singer-songwriter, has announced the release of his latest album ‘And The Sun Breaks Through The Sky’ on 26th April. The record will be released on Goldrush Records. The album is Glover’s […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Readers’ Picks 11-20

February 29, 2024 Clint West 6

Welcome to Day 2 of our run down of you the readers’ selections. Yesterday we covered 30-21 and today we cover numbers 11-20. All but one of these selections also appeared in the AUK writers’ list. […]

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

August 6, 2026 0

A respectful and traditional tribute to Phil Ochs. Volume 1 of this collaborative tribute by Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang and John Kettle of Merry Hell was birthed in the dark days of […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring The Sheepdogs in conversation

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Rick Bayles

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Graeme Tait

Preview: Ben Glover to release “And The Sun Breaks Through The Sky” later this month

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Readers’ Picks 11-20

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

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