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Live Review: Sweet Sounds of the South, Riverside Studios, London – 16th May 2026

May 29, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
The sounds of two guitars interweave in the River Room of Riverside Studios, from where the Hammersmith Bridge is visible. Runners flash past the window, overtaking weekend strollers, but inside an introductory jam is taking place […]

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Sheryl Crow “Pick You Up”

Album Reviews
October 12, 2026 0

The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down

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October 12, 2026 0

Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song

Videos
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Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

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October 9, 2026 0

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

Album Reviews
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Cover art for Sheryl Crow album "Pick You Up"
Album Reviews

Sheryl Crow “Pick You Up”

October 12, 2026 0
A relatively short but most definitely sweet offering of hope from a nine-time Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Sheryl Crow requires little or no introduction, either here within the pages of AUK […]
Tracks

The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down

October 12, 2026 0
There are any number of pernicious economic lies, but perhaps the greatest one is “it’s ok for me to be a multi-billionaire because it all trickles down through the people I employ and the purchases I make.” Really? […]
Videos

Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song

October 12, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from acclaimed UK singer-songwriter Steph Fraser. The video for Love of Your Life unfolds like a series of memories, washed and sun-bleached with nostalgia. These images accompany a song that expressly is […]

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  • The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down
  • Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song
  • Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”
  • The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”
  • Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002
  • Freddy Trujillo “Ave Trujillo”
  • Live Review: Martin Simpson, Kings Place, London – 25th September 2026
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Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

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, […]
Behind the Songs

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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Album Reviews

Max Allard “Odes / Codes”

March 9, 2022 0
An album showing, once more, just what the banjo can do. When Bela Fleck says he has found “a new mature and poetic voice on the 5 string banjo. Beautiful compositions and a very nice touch” then […]
Album Reviews

Blue Twisted Steel “Turnstile Of Romance”

September 15, 2026 0
Innovation and variety abound in an ambitious debut from an Appalachian duo. The debate about what constitutes americana is a long-running one. Amongst many arguments and differences of opinion, one thing that does tend to unite […]
Videos

Video: Steady Habits “Edge of Changing”

September 27, 2022 0
Here’s the latest video from Oxford, UK-based indie/alt-country band Steady Habits.  ‘Edge of Changing’ begins with thumping drums from Jamie Dawson and tuneful twang from lead guitarist Joe Coombes, before New England-native Sean Duggan’s understated acoustic […]

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