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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Mark Whitfield

September 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 7

Features Editor Clint West writes: Today we complete our writers’ choices of the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century’ with the selections of our founder, editor and guru Mark Whitfield. It’s been a fascinating […]

Album Reviews

Josh Rouse “Going Places”

July 28, 2022 Helen Jones 1

A pleasant if undemanding album that asks little of the listener and gives little in return. Josh Rouse spent the throes of the Covid-19 lockdowns in Spain where he, like so many during that time, conceived […]

Interviews

Interview: Josh Rouse on conceiving his new album in a Spanish bar

July 18, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

The revered songwriter adds to his exceptional legacy. Nebraskan native Josh Rouse is now an impressive thirteen albums into an enviable career that has seen him move seamlessly from sunny melodic folk, through dalliances with synth-driven […]

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Video: Josh Rouse “Miracle”

August 20, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

It’s retro Friday once again and, this week, we bring you the classic song ‘Miracle’ by Josh Rouse.  This song first appeared on the 2002 album ‘Under Cold Blue Stars’ but many will remember it from […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 19

May 19, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

In which your intrepid correspondent travels back in time. It had been bothering me for a while but last week I finally summoned up the resolve to deal with an issue that had been concerning me […]

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Matt Andersen and the Big Bottle of Joy “The Big Bottle of Joy”

March 20, 2023 0

An album that grabs you by the throat and refuses to let you go. Some albums can have the listener hanging on to every word sung because of the powerful lyrics. Other albums are played because […]

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The No Ones “My Best Evil Friend”

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US/Norwegian collaboration produces an occasionally retro but always impressive sound. With a line-up that stretches from Norway through Athens, Georgia, to the Northwest corner of the U.S., The No Ones are comprised of Scott McCaughey, Peter […]

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Afton Wolfe “Twenty Three” EP

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An EP that makes you wish it was an album. According to the Press Release that accompanied this EP, “Southern Neo-Beatnik AFTON WOLFE Returns with Mystical, Masterful New EP”! Whilst not entirely sure what constitutes a […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 20

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

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AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly released […]

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Video: The Winding Wheels “Every Song I Sang”

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The Winding Wheels sit in the round and perform the breezy ‘Every Song I Sang’ at Brisbane’s Recordworks Studios in the video for their first single.  The song was written by Steve Boom who has co-written […]

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Matt Andersen and the Big Bottle of Joy “The Big Bottle of Joy”

Album Reviews
March 20, 2023 0

An album that grabs you by the throat and refuses to let you go. Some albums can have the listener hanging on to every word sung because of the powerful lyrics. Other albums are played because […]

AUK Chain Gang: Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra “Summer Wine”

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March 20, 2023 0

Almost every time I have to write an AUK Chain Gang feature it seems to involve drinking – not because I need to imbibe while I’m working, although it has been known – but it just […]

The No Ones “My Best Evil Friend”

Album Reviews
March 20, 2023 0

US/Norwegian collaboration produces an occasionally retro but always impressive sound. With a line-up that stretches from Norway through Athens, Georgia, to the Northwest corner of the U.S., The No Ones are comprised of Scott McCaughey, Peter […]

Gretchen Peters’ Final UK tour dates announced

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March 20, 2023 0

In a very literal sense it is the end of an era – Gretchen Peters will be touring the UK for the last time in May, bringing to a close more than 25 years of playing […]

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