Tracks
Tear the fascists down: some thoughts on the last few days
As some of you will know, AUK is something we all do in our spare time around the various lives we lead. Me – my day job is working for a university in Liverpool, the home […]
Woody Guthrie
Interviews
Interview: Jared Deck keeps his “Head Above Water”
How politics and songwriting are all about storytelling and red dirt. Chatting with Jared Deck was probably a first for Americana UK as he is an elected Democratic State Representative in Oklahoma, he could also be […]
Live Reviews
Boston’s Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame museum honours its inaugural class of inductees
In 2019, the Boch Center in Boston launched the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), Boston’s newest cultural and educational initiative. It celebrates the lifeblood of America’s musical and cultural heritage. Led by legendary musicians […]
Interviews
Interview: Doug Levitt gets to the “Edge Of Everywhere” by Greyhound
Echoes of Jack Kerouac and Guthrie for the 21st Century with a Muscle Shoals vibe. It has taken twelve years and something like 120,000 miles riding a Greyhound before Doug Levitt released his debut album, ‘Edge […]
Album Reviews
Carter Sampson “Gold”
Gold americana from the Queen of Oklahoma. The self-styled Queen of Oklahoma Carter Sampson planned to have a month or so off at the end of 2019 which became three years thanks to the pandemic. In […]