Columns
What should I do, Americana UK?
It was hardly a normal start to a musical enquiry such as we are accustomed (now) to address in this feature. It was a very worried looking Willie Nelson who burst through the door to the […]
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News
Johnny Cash classics get reimagined by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Columbia and Legacy Recordings have announced the release of ‘Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’ which lands in the UK on November 13th. Produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman and recorded at Abbey Road […]
Features
VERSIONS – “Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)”
Here we are again with “VERSIONS” – our look at the songs, the performers and the interpretations by performers of the songs. This time around Martin Johnson casts his eye over over ‘Senor (Tales of Yankee […]
Features
AUK’s Chain Gang: Willie Nelson “City of New Orleans”
The previous Chain Gang link, The Highwaymen, featured Willie Nelson among their all-star lineup. Their debut album which featured our chosen song ‘Desperados Waiting For A Train’ also carried a Steve Goodman/John Prine song, ‘The Twentieth […]
Features
10 Grateful Dead Songs Covered By Bluegrass, Country and Americana Artists
The Grateful Dead have many claims to fame, from being at the heart of the development of psychedelic rock in San Francisco and paving the way for the Summer Of Love in 1967, to being the […]