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Cover Art for Silver Patron Saints The Songs Of Jesse Malin

Various Artists “Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin”

October 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

A moving statement of support for a great songwriter from his contemporaries Jesse Malin may be one of those artists that can be characterised as a songwriter’s songwriter. Certainly, the list of his collaborators and admirers […]

Preview – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2024: from San Francisco to your screen

October 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 2

Since its inception in 2001, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has been a fixture in the americana and roots music calendar. Founded by Warren Hellman, a San Francisco venture capitalist, HSB has been held each year in […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Elvis Costello Americana Songs

July 4, 2024 Andy Short 2

Many of you will be used to seeing Elvis Costello watching the detectives, refusing to go to Chelsea or joining Oliver’s Army but in 1981 Costello released the album ‘Almost Blue’, an album of country music, […]

Various Artists: “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed”

April 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

A career spanning tribute by artists spanning various musical genres. Tribute albums are as old as long-playing records themselves, and as you can imagine, their quality has been extremely variable over the decades. The best ones […]

AMAUK AmericanaFest Conference: “Finding Lucinda” film screening – 23rd January 2024, Hackney

March 4, 2024 Peter Feldon 0

It’s been a month since the AMAUK held their annual Americana Fest. We mentioned the awards here but mopping up our coverage our reviewer attended a screening of director Joel Fendelman’s film Finding Lucinda which was […]

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AUK Shortcuts: Paula Boggs Band, David Lewis, The Doomed Bird of Providence, Jack’s Basket Room, Swarme of Beese, Victoria’s Big Easy, Allen Dobb, Peter Karp, and Mark Branscombe

June 2, 2026 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

Cover art for Fallen Oaks album Lost That Sound

Fallen Oaks “Lost That Sound”

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Seattle band finds its sound with a marvellous debut. This is an excellent album. Cosmic americana, folk with a hint of country, but forget the labels, they don’t mean anything, sit back and enjoy. This is […]

Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast at Bromley Blues Club 7th December 2025

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Readers who caught one of Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast’s shows at the tail-end of 2025 and in early 2026 will understand the reasons for nominating this Asheville, North Carolina band as one deserving of wider […]

Various Artists “Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin”

Preview – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2024: from San Francisco to your screen

Essentials: The Top 10 Elvis Costello Americana Songs

Various Artists: “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed”

AMAUK AmericanaFest Conference: “Finding Lucinda” film screening – 23rd January 2024, Hackney

AUK Shortcuts: Paula Boggs Band, David Lewis, The Doomed Bird of Providence, Jack’s Basket Room, Swarme of Beese, Victoria’s Big Easy, Allen Dobb, Peter Karp, and Mark Branscombe

Fallen Oaks “Lost That Sound”

More People Really Should Know About: Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast

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Devlin & The Harm “Devlin & The Harm”