Loretta Lynn

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Kimberly Bright

January 18, 2024 Kimberly Bright 4

After seven months of this series, it has been entertaining to see how many different artists have appeared on AUK writers’ lists instead of the same names repeatedly. By my count, it has been about 110 […]

UK Americana Week and Awards – 2023 nominations announced

January 13, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

During the official launch at London’s Omeara venue, the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) revealed the nominations for the eight panel and member-voted categories of the UK Americana Awards 2023 and the winners of the coveted […]

The Song Remains: Loretta Lynn (1932 – 2022)

October 6, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Being a coal miner’s daughter provided the impetus to become one of country music’s greatest artists. Loretta Lynn died peacefully at home in her sleep on 4th October 2022, and few artists have managed to put […]

Margo Price Midwest Farmer's Daughter album cover

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Kimberly Bright

January 27, 2022 Kimberly Bright 1

Man, it is hard to believe we’re already this far into the 21st century! As a Gen X’er, I have to ruefully admit the truth of the meme that we’ll always think 1980 was twenty years […]

Artwork for Loretta Lynn album"Still Woman Enough"

Loretta Lynn “Still Woman Enough”

April 14, 2021 David Jarman 0

Lynn’s 50th solo release is a fine celebration of women in country/Americana. Regarded by many as reigning Queen of Country Music, Loretta Lynn has more than 50 years as a recording and touring artist under her […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers