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Book Review: In-Law Country – Geoffrey Himes “How Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and Their Circle Fashioned a New Kind of Country Music, 1968-1985”

May 9, 2025 Tim Martin 2
Published in association with The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this hefty (357 pages + notes) book examines what Himes calls “a musical movement of outsiders who, in time, became influential insiders.” As this […]
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Classic Clips: Ry Cooder, Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White “You Must Unload” – 3rd April 2016 at The Ryman

October 20, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
As a young bluegrass player, Ricky Skaggs was part of the group of musicians that included Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush who kept the bluegrass fires burning in the ‘70s. Though he definitely had […]
Interviews

Interview: The Gibson Brothers’ Eric Gibson on their Darkest Hour

March 28, 2023 Martin Johnson 2
Mixing country, bluegrass, and ‘70s singer-songwriters to make The Gibson Brother’s sound. The Gibson Brothers have been playing bluegrass for more than thirty years, and have won numerous bluegrass awards and shared the stage and studio […]
Interviews

Interview: Andy Leftwich on what it takes to be the American fiddler

January 3, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Auditioning for Ricky Skaggs’ Rolling Thunder in front of a live audience of a thousand people. According to some accounts, Andy Leftwich is one of the most recorded musicians of the 21St Century as a member […]
Interviews

Interview: Derek Hoke on keeping americana fresh with ‘70s and ‘80s keyboard sounds

September 15, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
Learning stagecraft from Ricky Skaggs and channeling Muddy Waters, Tony Rice, Buddy Holly, and the early Beatles. Derek Hoke has released a steady stream of well-crafted albums that while receiving critical recognition, haven’t managed to do […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

Tracks
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

Interviews
April 17, 2026 0

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

Album Reviews
April 17, 2026 0

Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
Interviews

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
Album Reviews

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0
Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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  • Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming
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  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Anna Tivel “Bluebird” – Following a path to better things

April 3, 2024 0
And once again we find ourselves saying “not a cover” and wondering if it is still necessary.  Here’s  a new song from Anna Tivel, taken from the upcoming album ‘Living Thing,’ which is due out May […]
Interviews

Interview: Chuck Prophet on “Wake The Dead”, ¿Qiensave? and Cumbia

January 21, 2025 4
Being excited by music that makes you feel good and want to sway your body. It’s been four years since Chuck Prophet released a new album, and in that time he has had to deal with […]
Tracks

Bruce Springsteen “Repo Man” – that’s mine now, pal

May 15, 2025 0
What did we say?  We said seven previously unreleased albums was almost bound to bring us seven previously unheard songs – and here’s the latest. ‘Repo Man’ kicks off the unreleased album ‘Somewhere North of Nashville’ […]

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