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The Gordon Sharpe Americana UK Book Award 2025

January 16, 2026 Tim Martin 6
We are now into year 3 of our celebration of the best books we reviewed in the previous year. To learn why we have named it for our still missed colleague you can read AUK editor […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Rob Miller “The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music”

October 24, 2025 Paul Kerr 1
A hugely entertaining account of Chicago’s Bloodshot Records. An independent label that was “too rock for country, and too country for punk.” Bloodshot Records was one of the pioneering labels when Alt/Insurgent Country became a thing […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2
The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
Album Reviews

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0
The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0
Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits
  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
  • Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers
  • Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates
  • All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December
  • Live Review: Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes + Riley Catherall, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 25th July 2026
  • Clayton Denwood “Looking for a Road”
  • Ferris & Sylvester “The Game” – going back to the beginning
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  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. Glad you approve. It was an excellent gig.

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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Susto, Omeara, London, 6th February 2018

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“Is there anybody in there? / Smoking weed with God.” The song, ‘Waves,’ the fifth in their set tonight, typifies much of where Justin Osborne’s head is at: namely, in songs about his drug taking past […]
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Video: Black Deer Festival – Roseanne Reid

June 14, 2023 0
For today’s video, we’re shining a light on one of the artists to look forward to at Black Deer Festival this coming weekend.  Roseanne Reid possesses a wonderfully characterful voice, used to great effect on her […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Little Feat “Willin'”

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Last week’s stars of AUK’s Chain Gang were Southend’s finest, The Kursall Flyers. Former members of the aforementioned band, Paul Shuttleworth & Vic Collins are now part of The Ugly Guys, whose album ‘Senior Moments’ features […]

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