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Video: Jack Barksdale “Battleground” Feat. Julian Taylor – the ills of money, power and influence

October 14, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Texan multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jack Barksdale is immensely talented, delivering powerful performances on guitar, harmonica, mandolin, piano and more. Battleground is a song that showcases his fine instrumental work, while also displaying the intensity of his […]
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EP Round Up

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 Graeme Tait 3
It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]
Tracks

Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…

September 2, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Jack Barksdale takes a satirical look at the way economics appears to work for the already wealthy, or well-connected. On The Scam Song, he compares the well-known money transfer request scam to the equally well-known situation […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Jack Barksdale & Lindi Ortega “How’s it Gonna End”

July 29, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the new single from Texan Jack Barksdale and Canadian singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega.  GRAMMY-nominated producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Meadows, a mutual friend, invited Barksdale into the studio to play slide on Ortega’s forthcoming record and […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “I Will Eat My Heart in The Morning Light” – the sweetest melody of the year

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Classic Clips: The Lone Bellow “Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold” – Live at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “I Will Eat My Heart in The Morning Light” – the sweetest melody of the year

October 16, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, a week in which we said goodbye to our longtime writers Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson, both of whom died at a very similar age within a few […]
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Americana 25 is only weeks away now – pre-order your festival merch here!

October 16, 2026 1
Grab your festival t-shirt and hat now for collection on the day. Here at AUK Towers, we naturally shy away from the grasping maw of capitalism, but occasionally, in exceptional circumstances, we must face up to […]
Album Reviews

Friends Of Jesse Malin “I Would Do It For You, Vol. 1”

October 16, 2026 0
A second tribute album to the songs of the great Jesse Malin. There can’t be many Americana music fans who weren’t deeply moved by the incredibly sad news back in 2023 that Jesse Malin, one of […]

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  • Classic Clips: The Lone Bellow “Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold” – Live at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013
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Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

October 13, 2026 0
Since his birth in Sussex in 1965, Wesley Stace has become a man of all colours, releasing 21 albums (17 under the nom de auteur-interprète John Wesley Harding), writing four books, organising the Cabinet of Wonders […]
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

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Latest AUK Podcast now available – Danny George Wilson talks about new album “Arcade”

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This week’s podcast features a smashing chat with Danny George Wilson on the day of the release of his album Arcade, as well as new songs from Book of Churches, Logan Staats, plus Butler, Blake and […]
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Jake McKelvie “A New Kind Of Hat”

August 13, 2024 1
Massachusetts troubadour delivers his brand of indie alt-country – music for body and soul. Jake McKelvie’s latest is his first proper solo album since 2016’s “Rhinestone Busboy” and it is a quiet delight, full of lo-fi musings […]
Live Reviews

Seasick Steve, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 9th November 2018

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It’s a packed out Corn Exchange for the first night of Seasick Steve’s first UK tour since 2015. Much has changed since his famous Hootenanny breakthrough moment, not least that the audience is now predominantly middle-aged […]

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