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Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers “Pacific Coast Rambler”

August 3, 2022 Tim Martin 0

When the first Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers album appeared in 1997 it was praised in places like Mojo as a return to ex-Jayhawk, Mark Olson’s folk and country roots. The story of Olson, his then wife […]

Features

Unsung Heroes of Americana – Glitterhouse Records

November 26, 2021 Tim Martin 2

It’s nice to acknowledge the Unsung Heroes that helped those of us here, on the European side of the Atlantic, get access to some of the less obvious Americana acts that were making waves back home […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Jayhawks + related albums

March 18, 2021 Clint West 5

Welcome to ‘Essentials’ a brand-new AUK series where we will be delving into the back catalogue of prominent americana artists and bringing you our estimation of either their top ten albums or their top ten tracks. […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Compilations: Various Artists “Real: The Tom T. Hall Project” (Sire, 1998)

July 21, 2020 Clint West 1

There are musical moments in your life that are of such significance that you will remember them forever. I recall buying my first record, going to my first gig and lying in bed as a 15-year-old […]

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Something for the weekend: Mark Olson and Ingunn Ringvold “Pipestone I Won’t Be Back”

June 5, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2

We leave you this week dear reader with the opening track from the new record by sometime Jayhawker Mark Olson who’s collaborated with Norwegian roots singer Ingunn Ringvold for a third time on the album ‘Magdalen […]

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  • Something for the long weekend: Wednesday “Elderberry Wine”
  • Live Review: Katie Pruitt + Henry Grace, Hoxton Hall, London – 16th May 2025
  • Classic Clips: Dawes “A Little Bit of Everything” – New York, 2019
  • Paul Armfield “Between The Covers – 9 Songs For Bibliophiles”
  • Ohio’s Caamp return after three years with their copper coloured fifth
  • Live Review: David Ramirez + Ben de la Cour, The Ropewalk, Ropery Hall, Barton-Upon-Humber – 10th May 2025
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Interview: Jennifer Castle opens the door into her world of song

May 21, 2025 0

We are here to talk about the Earth Mother, We are here to talk about the Arthurian Damsel. We are here to talk about an imaginative chimera and a darker rose. We are here to talk […]

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Interview: The Barlow is a band with Workingman’s Cred and High Spirits

May 16, 2025 0

The Barlow is a band in high spirits these days with a brand-new album, their fourth, that’s worth some serious fist-bumping. The band calls their brand of music Colorado Country, and it’s as rugged as the […]

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Interview: Vanessa Collier Does It Her own Way

April 29, 2025 0

Be daring, be yourself, be willing to take risks and stand alone. Vanessa Collier’s music is gritty, raw, and at times, either downright sad or bubbling happy. As with most songwriters worth their salt, her songs […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

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 was […]

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