The Top 10 Cowpunk Albums – Americana UK
We are here to talk about Cowpunk in the 1980s, but we’ll begin with a caveat. This is a totally personal take on the story […]
Essentials
The Top 10 Danny George Wilson songs – Americana UK
Danny George Wilson needs absolutely no introduction. Whether you’ve been on the journey with him since the late 90s when Grand Drive were formed, are […]
The Top 10 Billy Joe Shaver albums – Americana UK
Billy Joe Shaver is one of a particular brand of people that seem to populate americana music; a legend within the genre, but virtually unknown […]
The Top 10 My Darling Clementine songs – Americana UK
Photo: Nick Barber This week’s Essentials considers some homegrown americana talent. My Darling Clementine, who are husband and wife Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish, […]
The Top 10 songs of the San Francisco Sound roots – Americana UK
Americana music is like the Mississippi, a mighty current constantly shifted by influences great and small. One of the musical streams that altered the flow […]
The Top 10 Harry Chapin songs – Americana UK
It’s now nearly 42 years since Harold Forster Chapin died in a horrific car crash on the Long Island Expressway when his tiny 1975 Volkswagen […]
The Top10 Gretchen Peters Songs – Americana UK
Photo: Nick Barber Back on the 12th August 2022 I opened an e-mail from Gretchen Peters as many would have done across the country that […]
The Top 10 Byrds songs – Americana UK
Even the most casual followers of americana are aware of the importance The Byrds had on the genre, even though formally they released ‘only’ 12 […]
The Top 10 Josh Rouse songs – Americana UK
Josh Rouse sits at the table marked mellow singer-songwriter. For many he is a hugely underrated songwriter with a knack for a melody; for others […]
The Top 10 Jolie Holland Songs – Americana UK
Credit: wondereferret Ten essential songs by Jolie Holland seemed like a good idea for a piece for AUK but seriously when the time came to […]
The Top 10 Lyle Lovett Albums – Americana UK
Lyle Lovett emerged onto the country scene in the mid 80’s, around the same time as several other major talents – Nanci Griffith, Steve Earle, […]
The Top 10 Ron Sexsmith Songs (Part One, 1995-2006) – Americana UK
I knew I was setting myself a challenge in picking the top 10 Ron Sexsmith songs, having preferred this to his top 10 albums, and […]
The Top 10 Chris Hillman Songs since 1982 – Americana UK
Chris Hillman is now recognised as one of the founding fathers of country rock, and subsequently americana, and has a mantlepiece of awards, including his […]
The Top 10 Rodney Crowell Songs – Americana UK
Photo by Daniel Gorman At first glance, a statement on an artist’s own website that, “as many say, your favourite song was probably written by […]
The Top 10 Chuck Prophet Albums – Americana UK
Credit: Lauren Tabak Since 1990 Chuck Prophet has graced the world with fourteen studio albums, starting with his first solo album after leaving Green on […]
The Top 10 Mary Chapin Carpenter Songs – Americana UK
Like the majority of the artists in the ‘Essentials’ feature Mary Chapin Carpenter will be familiar to many. 35 years after her country leaning debut […]
The Top 10 Mark Knopfler Albums – Americana UK
Photo by Fabio Lovino Mark Knopfler has had a hell of a career, and there seems to be no slowing in releases. From his first […]
The Top 10 Jimmy LaFave Albums – Americana UK
To my great regret, I was a latecomer to the Jimmy LaFave fan club. In the 90s and 00s you could see some of his […]
The Top 10 Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) Albums – Americana UK
Credit: Ирина Лепнёва In the midst of punk, new wave and whatever else was happening in 1977, the first Tom Petty album crept out and […]
The Top 10 Emmylou Harris Albums – Americana UK
Since dropping out of her drama scholarship at the University of North Carolina and drawn by the songs of Seeger, Dylan and Baez to play […]