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Nashville outlaw India Ramey enters her Villain Era with new album in May 2026

March 11, 2026 0

The opening track to Nashville outlaw India Ramey’s forthcoming album is Welcome to My Villain Era providing the title and mission statement for Villain Era, which is due out on 8th May 2026, via Copoco/Blue Élan […]

Logan Staats “Empty Hands” – nothing left to hold onto

March 11, 2026 0

Out on Ishkōdé Records, Empty Hands is the latest single from Logan Staats, following on from last year’s Medicine Wheel both of which are precursors to the next album from Staats. All of these things make […]

Video: Sons of Town Hall “Sirens” – no more trouble now

March 11, 2026 0

Here’s the video for Sirens from Transatlantic duo Sons of Town Hall. There’s an ethereal tunefulness and sweet, haunting poetry to the words as we lose ourselves in Sirens: “Come near sweet travelers // Drink from the […]

The Song Remains: Augie Meyers (1940 – 2026)

March 10, 2026 4

He created the signature sound of Texas with a British Vox electric organ With the passing of Augie Meyers in his sleep after a short illness on 7th March, the music of South Texas and San […]

More People Should Really Know About: Meg Hutchinson

March 10, 2026 1

It’s not often, when searching an artist on this site that the result is a big, unambiguous, Nothing Found. Safe to say then, that anyone familiar with Meg Hutchinson would have had to have gleaned their […]

Interviews
Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he [...]
Features
More People Should Really Know About: Meg Hutchinson
It’s not often, when searching an artist on this site that the result is a big, unambiguous, Nothing Found. Safe to say then, that anyone familiar with Meg Hutchinson would have had to have gleaned [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Mr. Bojangles” – 1970
Over a lengthy career, only now drawing to a close, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are assured of one thing, that their groundbreaking 1972 triple album, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, is their eternal claim [...]
Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Mark Whitfield
For all the years I’ve been Editor of AUK, I’ve been itching for us to do a best song of all time feature. We’ve had so many “best of” series in recent years covering artists, [...]
Interviews
Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace
At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, [...]

Terry Allen returns with his family of bloodsuckers

March 10, 2026 0

Living legends Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen, along with their children and grandchildren, have announced the self-titled debut album by their new project, Blood Sucking Maniacs, a multigenerational family band, out on April 24th via […]

Holly Carter live at Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire - 1st March 2026

Live Review: Holly Carter, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 1st March 2026

March 10, 2026 4

There is a sense of civility about teatime concerts on a Sunday. They fit in perfectly with the presumed ambience and relaxed pace. Sunday papers lazily perused, Sunday lunch heartily devoured, and still time for an […]

Book Review: Mitch Baranowski (editor) “Austin’s Music Scene: Your Guide to the City’s Most Iconic Artists & Venues”

March 10, 2026 2

In 1991 Austin City Council declared the city the Live Music Capital of the World. The live music and festival scene has grown over the years, including internationally recognised events like South by Southwest and Sutin […]

Section House “Hobo’s Lonesome Blues” – discarded and alone…

March 10, 2026 0

This latest example of a bluegrass tune that we’ve had to hand has a very traditional feel to it – and that’s no accident because Section House is something of a supergroup but together to channel […]

Video: Bandits on the Run “Am I Your Mirror?” – or are you my window?

March 10, 2026 0

New York band Bandits on the Run have just released a new feel-good video for Am I Your Mirror?, an uplifting song that explores the complex spaces between people who love one another. Lyrically, the song […]

Video: Sons of Town Hall “Sirens” – no more trouble now
March 11, 2026 0
Here’s the video for Sirens from Transatlantic duo Sons of Town Hall. There’s an ethereal tunefulness and sweet, haunting poetry to the words as we lose ourselves in Sirens: “Come near sweet travelers // Drink from [...]
Section House “Hobo’s Lonesome Blues” – discarded and alone…
March 10, 2026 0
This latest example of a bluegrass tune that we’ve had to hand has a very traditional feel to it – and that’s no accident because Section House is something of a supergroup but together to [...]
Video: Bandits on the Run “Am I Your Mirror?” – or are you my window?
March 10, 2026 0
New York band Bandits on the Run have just released a new feel-good video for Am I Your Mirror?, an uplifting song that explores the complex spaces between people who love one another. Lyrically, the [...]
I Am Proud Collective “I AM PROUD – a tribute to Sojourner Truth”
March 9, 2026 0
This song was released for International Women’s Day (which was last Friday, if you need to be told), by a folk supergroup gathered under the I Am Proud Collective banner. Featured on the song are [...]
Video Premiere: Joe Wilkes “When I Was a Young Boy”
March 9, 2026 0
Be absorbed by the video premiere of Joe Wilkes’ nostalgic, timeless new single, When I was a Young Boy. Over gorgeously intricate acoustic guitar, Wilkes’ voice ranges high and low, following a haunting melody. His [...]

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