Steve Earle

Steve Earle & Reckless Kelly “Bad Girls” – never sad girls

July 22, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Today’s song finds two titans of Outlaw country turning Wham on their heads and instead of boasting about their own bad boy status find that they are hankering after some of the girls (we’re thinking they […]

Various Artists “Springsteen’s Country”

June 5, 2025 Guy Lincoln 0

Country covers of boss songs – reputations (just about) intact. It seems an artist only needs a handful of well-received, reasonably successful albums, a couple of sold-out tours and a full spec entry on AllMusic to […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle “Colvin & Earle”

May 19, 2025 Dean Nardi 2

Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle discovered they had a lot more in common than being respected recording artists in the Americana and folk genres. They both have struggled with addiction (Earle heroin and a smorgasbord of […]

Classic Clips: Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band “Carrie Brown” – Late Night with Conan O’Brien, 1999

April 11, 2025 Jonathan Smith 1

There are many artists who need no introduction to the Americana UK audience, but Steve Earle probably heads the list. However, Classic Clips gives us the opportunity to reflect on perhaps one of his most completely […]

Live Review: Luck Reunion, Austin Texas – 13th March 2025

April 3, 2025 Mark Howson 0

Following on from Oliver Gray’s SXSW report we have another AUK reviewer who was at SXSW and took the time to bus it out to the annual Luck Reunion one day festival, hosted by Willie Nelson. […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]