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AUK’s Chain Gang: The Carter Family “Wildwood Flower”

March 1, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

My esteemed colleague Alan Fitter set last weeks link in our long, long chain. With Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright he gave us not just sibling harmonies but parental – mother & daughter harmonies. Well, […]

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Terry Clarke “Walk Like a King: Songs For Dylan Thomas”

January 20, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

A Thoughtful and Sincere Meditation on a Great Poet. It’s sad that much can be learnt about Terry Clarke by way of the obituaries that followed his passing, in April 2020, at the age of […]

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Interview: Nero Kane discusses mixing Johnny Cash and Ry Cooder with Italian gothic

December 18, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Americana can have a very pervasive influence, weaving its magic in ways that may not at first appear obvious. Mixing the influence of Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt and the soundtrack work of Ry Cooder […]

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AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Dave Jarman

October 8, 2020 Clint West 0

The search continues folks. Yes, its time to put yet another AUK writer into the hot seat. All each one has to do is to cast their eye across the whole history of americana and […]

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Johnny Cash classics get reimagined by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

September 28, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Columbia and Legacy Recordings have announced the release of ‘Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’ which lands in the UK on November 13th. Produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman and recorded at Abbey […]

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Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings All The Good Times 2021

Gillian Welch “All the Good Times”

Album Reviews
March 1, 2021 0
Not the most sparkling selection of songs but well made by an established pair. This collection contains songs by Bob Dylan, John Prine, Elizabeth Cotten and Norman Blake, as well as new arrangements of traditional [...]
Artwork for Curtis McMurtry's 'Tootless Messiah'

Curtis McMurtry “Toothless Messiah”

Album Reviews
March 1, 2021 0
A mysterious, haunting and powerful album that deals with a pessimistic view on life The sinister and mysterious LP, ‘Toothless Messiah‘, from Austin resident Curtis McMurtry, is a brilliant take on dictatorship, oppression and greed, [...]
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Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

February 26, 2021 0
Cali-country veteran ponders life to an accordion-driven soundtrack We Brits might call Rick Shea an Angeleno, his press might style him as a Covina singer-songwriter but when it comes down to it this, his 9th [...]
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Corner House “Caribou Party”

February 25, 2021 0
A fresh take on earthy old-time string music and Celtic folk from Boston quartet Corner House Corner House are a young string band quartet based in New England, with Ethan Setiawan on mandolin and mandola, [...]
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XIXA “Genesis”

February 24, 2021 0
A glorious trip through the dark underbelly of Tucson desert rock First off. Who on earth could resist a band who list as influences, ‘70s Spaghetti Westerns and ‘80s horror films, Edgar Allan Poe and [...]

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The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Takoma Records

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March 1, 2021 0

We’re back with another article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series and, this time out, Gordon Sharpe pitches in with an informative piece about an influential record label that punched well above its weight: […]

Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings All The Good Times 2021

Gillian Welch “All the Good Times”

Album Reviews
March 1, 2021 0

Not the most sparkling selection of songs but well made by an established pair. This collection contains songs by Bob Dylan, John Prine, Elizabeth Cotten and Norman Blake, as well as new arrangements of traditional […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Carter Family “Wildwood Flower”

Columns
March 1, 2021 0

My esteemed colleague Alan Fitter set last weeks link in our long, long chain. With Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright he gave us not just sibling harmonies but parental – mother & daughter harmonies. Well, […]

Artwork for Curtis McMurtry's 'Tootless Messiah'

Curtis McMurtry “Toothless Messiah”

Album Reviews
March 1, 2021 0

A mysterious, haunting and powerful album that deals with a pessimistic view on life The sinister and mysterious LP, ‘Toothless Messiah‘, from Austin resident Curtis McMurtry, is a brilliant take on dictatorship, oppression and greed, […]

Track Premiere: Kurt Deemer Band “Rain”

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March 1, 2021 0

The new release by the Kurt Deemer Band is unlike most Covid albums you may have heard, predominantly becuase the “band” part has not been tuned down at all.  Not that we’ve anything against scratchy […]

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