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Did you hear Rhiannon Giddens?
Well, with all that’s been going on just recently it’s just possible that you may have missed the short series ‘Black Roots‘ on BBC Radio4. Particularly as it would have found a natural home on Radio2, […]
Rhiannon Giddens
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Los Lobos win best americana album at 2022 Grammys
The Grammys were held last night and without anyone getting hit in the face, it was left to the awards themselves to do the heavy lifting. Los Lobos’ lovely ‘Native Sons’ album which we raved about […]
Features
AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Clint West
AUK’s Features Editor Clint West introduces a new series for 2022 and then sets the ball rolling with his personal picks. When we chose ‘AUK’s Top 10 Albums Ever’ spread over 2020/2021 we found that a […]
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UK Americana Awards 2022 nominations announced
The annual AMA-UK Music Week is once again taking place in London this coming January 23-27th. The three-day multi-venue festival will showcase over 70 artists from the UK, Europe, America, and Canada and includes talks, industry […]
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Playing For Change marks International Day of Peace with star-studded video
Like many charities before, Playing For Change has harnessed the power of music to raise awareness. On September 21st, Internation Day of Peace, the charity released another video in their ‘Songs for Change‘ series. This one […]