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Americana A to Z – Lyle Lovett

July 21, 2020 Ewan Lury 2

It was about 2015 that I first developed a love of country music. Now I know what you’re thinking, ‘don’t start talking about how much you love Dolly Parton’, but let me finish. It didn’t […]

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10 Grateful Dead Songs Covered By Bluegrass, Country and Americana Artists

April 22, 2020 Martin Johnson 4

The Grateful Dead have many claims to fame, from being at the heart of the development of psychedelic rock in San Francisco and paving the way for the Summer Of Love in 1967, to being […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Lyle Lovett “Pontiac” (MCA/Curb, 1987)

March 24, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 2

I am sure it is an apocryphal and familiar story, but it does have a point regarding Lovett’s surprising union with Julia Roberts. There was speculation about how the one might manage to live with […]

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Video: Lyle Lovett “If I Had a Boat”

January 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This week’s retro video is the beautiful ‘If I Had a Boat’, the opening song on ‘Pontiac’, released by Lyle Lovett in 1987.  The album reached number 12 in the Billboard Country Chart and was […]

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Live Reviews

C2C Country To Country, 02, London, 10th March 2019

March 20, 2019 Andrew Maxwell Morris 0

The passion for some forms of modern country music is well and truly alive in the UK. This touring festival of Country/Americana acts which travels to the UK and around the world once per year […]

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Megan Bee “Cottonwood”

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Ohio singer/songwriter brings joy filled gem of a fourth album. A singularly, naturally beautiful album. Full Stop. That is it. That is my review, there is nothing else that needs to be said. Oh, all […]

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Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light “Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light”

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Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light delight with a debut album that bubbles and fizzes like Appalachian spring water. Rachel Sumner first came to the attention of this website’s readers last year when she was voted runner […]

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Jonah Tolchin “Lava Lamp”

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With his electric guitar front and centre, Jonah Tolchin’s new album reaches back into his alt-rock past. ‘Lava Lamp’ is Tolchin’s fifth studio album and marks something of a departure from the rootsy, bluesy feel […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 2

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 […]

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Introducing ‘The Twang Factor’ – AUK’s showcase for new artists

September 17, 2020 2

Another reminder about this one everyone! At AUK we are firm believers in supporting new talent, especially in the current difficult environment. We are therefore putting our money where our mouth is by introducing ‘The […]

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This website kills fascists – Vote for hope today

December 12, 2019 16

Today dear reader is one of the most important days for this country that we’ve faced in decades, certainly since 1979. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago on the day of 2017’s […]

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Mary Gauthier announces UK dates for November

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August 15, 2022 0

Following the release of her acclaimed new album ‘Dark Enough To See The Stars’ which we raved about a couple of months ago, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and accomplished author, Mary Gauthier will take to the road […]

Artwork for Megan Bee album "Cottonwood"

Megan Bee “Cottonwood”

Album Reviews
August 15, 2022 0

Ohio singer/songwriter brings joy filled gem of a fourth album. A singularly, naturally beautiful album. Full Stop. That is it. That is my review, there is nothing else that needs to be said. Oh, all […]

Robyn Hitchcock announces new album and new single

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August 15, 2022 0

Robyn Hitchcock announced his new album ‘Shufflemania!‘ on 21st October on Tiny Ghost Records. This is his latest album after a hiatus of nearly five years following his self-entitled album of 2017. It includes his […]

Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light “Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light”

Album Reviews
August 15, 2022 0

Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light delight with a debut album that bubbles and fizzes like Appalachian spring water. Rachel Sumner first came to the attention of this website’s readers last year when she was voted runner […]

Track Premiere: Rich McCulley & Marvin Etzioni “Apricot”

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August 15, 2022 0

Combining the talents of Rich McCulley (also in the band Stash) and Marvin Etzioni (of power duo Thee Holy Brothers and a founding member of Lone Justice) – Rich & Marvin is less a band […]

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