Rhiannon Giddens

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Mike Scott of The Waterboys

August 21, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

A fabulous interview this week with Mike Scott of The Waterboys, following the release of Atlantic Rain and the upcoming live shows celebrating the Fisherman’s Blues era of the band. There are also some wonderful new […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson

July 10, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1

This week, Keith has a wonderful chat with Liz Thomson, esteemed journalist, author, broadcaster, activist, and founder of The Village Trip. There’s new stuff from Alex Amen, Electric Elm, Hawk & Steel, Rhiannon Giddens, and Jason […]

Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 Martin Johnson 2

Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: Andrew Frolish

February 26, 2026 Andrew Frolish 8

As ever, with features of this type, a great deal more time was spent reflecting, taking notes and re-listening to a huge number of great songs than was actually spent on the writing. Like most of […]

Book cover of Kristina R. Gaddy & Rhiannon Giddens book Go Back and Fetch It

Book Review: Kristina R. Gaddy and Rhiannon Giddens “Go Back And Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music In The Americas For Fiddle and Banjo”

August 29, 2025 Andy Short 2

Kristina R. Gaddy is a Swedish-American writer who has researched and written hard-hitting non-fiction books. Notably, “A Most Perilous World: The True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery” and “Flowers In The […]