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Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”

October 9, 2026 Rick Bayles 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, […]

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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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Lastest AUK Podcast now available featuring Teenage Fanclub on the day of their new album release

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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, […]
Live Reviews

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

October 9, 2026 0
It’s getting into that busy, post-festival part of the year with an impossible number of gigs coming up through the Autumn. It could have been Grace Petrie at Union Chapel, or Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at the Ivy […]

  • 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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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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Review: Hard Day’s Night Exhibition, The Beatles Story, Albert Dock, Liverpool – 10th July 2024

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AUK’s Barry  Jones gets a sneak preview of the latest addition to The Beatles Story permanent exhibition in Liverpool’s Albert Dock. And in case you were wondering why,  in the words of our editor Mark (a […]
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Features

For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”

August 24, 2026 0
I am sure many of you will know of Craig Finn. The front man with The Hold Steady has been applying his raspy form of talk-singing to their blend of indie punk and heartland rock since […]
Album Reviews

Various Artists “Won’t be Home for Christmas” (Hemifran/Paraply Records, 2017)

November 28, 2017 0
Just one look at the cover of this collection of Christmas themed songs by an eclectic mix of eighteen singer-songwriters gives a clue as to the content. This is Christmas deep in the heart of Americana-land: […]

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