Laura Cantrell

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Mark Whitfield

March 5, 2026 Mark Whitfield 8

For all the years I’ve been Editor of AUK, I’ve been itching for us to do a best song of all time feature. We’ve had so many “best of” series in recent years covering artists, albums, […]

Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Raw

December 4, 2025 Andrew Raw 5

Under Andy Short’s recent Top 10, there was praise from a reader for his choices that had “objectivity and historical context” as opposed to others, which had been “Some songs I like”. The reader, it has […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Cantrell Songs

May 30, 2024 Andrew Raw 6

Nashville-born Laura Cantrell moved to New York to study English at Columbia University. There, her great interest in music blossomed although she was initially involved in indie rock with the band Bricks rather than the country […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Andy Raw

September 7, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

I am conscious that some of my choices for my Top 10 americana artists may be a bit different from other AUK writers. I confess that I am a relative newcomer to the genre having had […]

artwork for Laura Cantrell album "Just Like A Rose"

Live Review: Laura Cantrell + Doug Levitt, The Metronome, Nottingham – 4th July, 2023

July 12, 2023 Graeme Tait 6

Tonight’s much anticipated concert by Laura Cantrell had created such a demand for tickets that the fantastic people at ‘Cosmic American Music’ who are responsible for putting on much of the best live music in the […]