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For the Sake of the Song: Bob Dylan & The Band “Tears of Rage” (Bootleg Version)

January 6, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
“See if you can do something with this.” There are inconsistencies galore in the story of how events unfolded that ultimately led to Bob Dylan writing lyrics for ‘Tears of Rage’. First and foremost is disabusing […]
Album Reviews

Bob Dylan “The 1974 Live Recordings”

September 16, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Dylan and The Band in masterful form rock the big rooms. A landmark year – 1974 – as Dylan went out on tour for the first time in 8 years, and significantly this was on tour […]
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Bob Dylan & The Band “Forever Young” – Live at Seattle Center Coliseum

August 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Another Big Name (arguably – and I’d certainly agree – the biggest name) to catch up on, Bob Dylan is probably at least marginally someone that most readers of the site have at least a slight […]
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Bob Dylan 1974 live triple LP set with extras to be released on Third Man Records

July 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
By now most AUK readers will have heard of the Columbia/ Legacy release of a 27 CD set of the shows from Bob Dylan’s 1974 tour with The Band which gave rise to the “Before The […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Readers’ Picks 1-10

March 1, 2024 Clint West 29
The Readers have spoken and in the end the result wasn’t hugely different to that of the AUK writers. Eight artists were in both Top 10s. In came Wilco and with a huge leap, Gillian Welch. […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

April 10, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
Album Reviews

Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

April 10, 2026 1
Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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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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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Book Review: Jeff Apter “Carl Perkins The King of Rockabilly”

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If the Shoe Fits. “Life ain’t nothing but a blending up of all the ups and downs/ Dammit Elvis, don’t you know.” Mike Cooley’s opening line on the 2004 track ‘Carl Perkins’ Cadillac’. A double sovereign […]
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Video Premiere: Gregg Hill “Places in Between”

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Here’s the mellow new single from pianist, guitarist and singer Gregg Hill, who has travelled the USA and called many places home.  He is now based in New Orleans where he has absorbed the area’s music […]
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Elles Bailey has established herself as a favourite act of the UK Americana Music Association gathering a string of awards since 2020 as well as being championed by leading americana radio presenters like Bob Harris and […]

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