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Jon LaDeau “Chateau LaDeau”

August 21, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
Impressive production and proficient playing from developing New York musician. Best known as a former member of The National Reserve, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jon LaDeau has released several collections of his own music, as well as […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Jon LaDeau & Mayteana Morales “Time Capsules”

February 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Time Capsules‘ is a song of longing and regret – there’s the helplessness of leaving things undone “I wish I had done the things I’d planned on before they were lost far away” sings Mayteana Morales…but […]

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The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

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Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007

Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

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Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”

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Live Review: Martin Simpson, Kings Place, London – 25th September 2026

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Teenage Fanclub “Do Not Dare To Dream”

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Album Reviews

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

October 9, 2026 0
A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]
Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

October 9, 2026 0
In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]
Album Reviews

Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”

October 9, 2026 0
The Delines’ bass player watches his fifth solo album fledge and take flight. Freddy Trujillo is, of course, the bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, but he has his own solo career that sees this, […]

  • The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”
  • Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002
  • Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”
  • Live Review: Martin Simpson, Kings Place, London – 25th September 2026
  • Teenage Fanclub “Do Not Dare To Dream”
  • Lastest AUK Podcast now available featuring Teenage Fanclub on the day of their new album release
  • Johnny & Lillie Flynn “Rambling Man” – are you inclined to ramble?
  • Video: Jessi Colter “Same Old Blues” – a lost treasure
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Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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, […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Tracks

Ajeet, Sukhmani, and Aisling Urwin “Ash + Bone” – Heading for Freedom

December 1, 2021 0
It’s quite rare for a band or artist to refer to themselves as a “unicorn in the music industry” but such is the claim that Ajeet, Sukhmani, and Aisling Urwin make with the release of their […]
Album Reviews

Neil Hamburger “Still Dwelling” (Drag City, 2019)

March 19, 2019 0
Neil Hamburger is the anti-comic creation of Greg Turkington, a thoroughly despicable and creepy looking individual who you wouldn’t want to see talking to anyone you cared about. It’s a brilliant creation whose characteristics and persona […]
Videos

Video: The Blue Highways “Long Way to the Ground”

February 27, 2020 0
Following their 2019 EP, The Blue Highways release their debut album on 13th March.  Here is the new video for the title track, ‘Long Way to the Ground’, which uses the symbol of a blindfold to […]

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