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Video Premiere: Pat Carter “Barbed Wire”

December 2, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the video for ‘Barbed Wire’, the latest single from artist, singer and producer Pat Carter. Over a restless rhythm from drummer Alssandro Guida, Carter delivers a characterful vocal performance and a compelling melody. There’s a […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Pat Carter

November 25, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Pat Carter is the singer and principal songwriter for the Berlin-based americana band Rodeo-FM. Their albums are highly recommended as both musically and lyrically outstanding. As Carter has mused, “I guess every songwriter wants to write […]
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Pat Carter “Love in the Time of Capitalism”

August 12, 2025 Andrew Raw 1
Socialist americana with powerful and empathetic words on the casualties of capitalism. Berlin-based Pat Carter is the “driving force” behind indie americana band Rodeo FM, who have produced four albums, with the last one being “Right […]
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Rodeo FM “Right Wing Planet”

April 12, 2023 Viv Fish 0
A hard-hitting take on the current state of the world. Rodeo FM’s fourth studio album pulls no punches, covering all that is wrong with the world, from climate change to class war and much in between. […]
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Rodeo FM “All The Things You Asked For”

November 8, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0
Rambling, laid-back retro 1970s country goodness. From Germany’s own Laurel Canyon. This writer is of the firm belief that it is the darkest, farthest reaches of the Americana world that produces the most interesting music. These […]

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The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

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A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]
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Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

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In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]
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Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”

October 9, 2026 0
The Delines’ bass player watches his fifth solo album fledge and take flight. Freddy Trujillo is, of course, the bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, but he has his own solo career that sees this, […]

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  • Live Review: Martin Simpson, Kings Place, London – 25th September 2026
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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AUK Shortcuts: Hadnot Creek, Rah Rah Rabbit, Gary Owens JR., Patton Magee, Odd Marshall, Lee Hunter & The Gatherers, KP Hawthorn, Florence Sommerville and Haystack Slim & The Broken Arrow

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Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]
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Watch Che Apalache’s documentary on their US/Mexico Borderlands trip

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In early October, Argentinian-American string band Che Apalache toured the US/Mexico borderlands of Arizona, performing in both Sahuarita, AZ and Nogales, Mexico. The trip was a harrowing look at the effect the border wall and the […]
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Tasha Robertson “Sweet Hearts EP” (Independent, 2018)

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‘Sweet Hearts‘ is the debut EP from Essex singer-songwriter Tasha Robertson, and is made up of four tracks. Tasha Robertson’s music falls solidly into the ‘quirky-pop’ category, with a light dusting of folky arrangements. So, from […]

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