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For The Sake Of The Song: Blue Rodeo “5 Days In May”

Blue Rodeo, veterans of the americana scene for over forty years, have several songs in their vast catalogue that remain perennial fan favourites; 5 Days In May is one such song. T...

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

This song is on Sheryl Crow’s Wildflower album, released in 2005 to lukewarm critical response. It was a low-key collection of songs – no All I Wanna Do or Soak Up the Sun among th...

For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

Around 4pm on 22nd May 2018 I was standing in line outside the London Stadium, waiting for the gates to open for a Rolling Stones show. The wait was made more tolerable by virtue o...

For The Sake Of The Song: Joy Williams “Until The Levee”

Before we explore this particular song, here is a little history lesson, a refresher for some, no doubt, but it all gives context for what is about to transpire. The Civil Wars wer...

For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”

A few weeks ago, James Wesley Voight, otherwise known as Chip Taylor, died. He is best known for writing classics such as Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning; however, the songs he...

For the Sake of the Song: Steve Young “Rock, Salt & Nails”

Before embarking on this feature, to avoid duplication, I conducted a search on ‘Steve Young’, on the AUK website and was surprised to find there are precious few recent pieces dev...

Word Wrangler: April 18, 2026

Ten songs from Texan outlaw-country star Waylon Jennings.

Ten of the Best Gram Parsons Songs

Continuing the theme from our recent Queen Latifah list, we're looking at ten of the best songs from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 "Musical Influence" inductee Gram Parsons. Th...

Word Wrangler: May 2, 2026

Ten songs from the legendary musician born and raised in Port Arthur.

Three Years After It Was First Released, Pure Prairie League’s First Hit Single Saved the Band From Extinction

Word Wrangler: May 7, 2026

Ten songs sung by the Grand Prairie native.

All One Song :: Brigid Mae Power on “Albuquerque”

Neil Young's "Albuquerque." A Ditch Era classic, it was recorded with the Santa Monica Flyers in 1973 and released on 1975's Tonight's the Night. Like the Southwestern town its nam...

On This Day in 1990, Garth Brooks Released His Signature Song, Fulfilling a Promise to a Friend

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of am...

All One Song :: Simon Joyner on “After The Gold Rush”

Welcome back to All One Song. Today, our guest is Simon Joyner, discussing "After the Gold Rush." The Omaha-based singer-songwriter has a career stretching back to the early 1990s;...

Now & Then: The Milk Carton Kids’ Lost Cause Lover Fool and the reach of Bookends

Some duos sing together. The Milk Carton Kids still seem to share one lung. On Lost Cause Lover Fool, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan return to the close-mic folk architecture tha...

Anniversary Cheers: Don Williams “Epilogue – The Cellar Tapes”

Recordings from more than 40 years ago are unearthed by country music icon’s son, cleaned up and remastered. Well, I do hope AUK readers will forgive this foray into mainstream cou...

Slaid Cleaves & The Ultimate Texas Hill Country Getaway

In the second episode of The Sound of Texas, we visit the Texas Hill Country and sit down with beloved Americana icon Slaid Cleaves. With a style rooted in storytelling and a sound...

Adam Gaffney Song Premiere – Product of Another Sad Song

You’ve no doubt heard the phrase, “but for the grace of God, there go I.” For St. Louis native Adam Gaffney, sometimes God’s grace wasn’t around and so he went down a few harmful p...

The Classic Richard Thompson Lyric That Cleverly Worked Its Way Around a Spiritual Leader’s Ultimatum

All One Song :: Jerry David DeCicca on “From Hank To Hendrix”

Here to plumb the depths of “From Hank To Hendrix” today is Texas-based singer-songwriter Jerry David DeCicca. Like Neil Young, Jerry’s songs are often made out of seemingly simple...

3 Guy Clark Songs With the Most Exquisite Lyrics Ever Written

These three songs by Guy Clark contain some of the most exquisite lyrics ever written, in any genre of music. The post 3 Guy Clark Songs With the Most Exquisite Lyrics Ever Written...

Psych Folk, Pt.1Episode #26-21 airing 05-20-26

The distinctive sound of the psychedelic era was not just a component of the rock music of the period; there was a good bit of folk music which was influenced by the times. That so...

Hank Alrich – Broken River

It’s well known that the Armadillo World Headquarters was at ground-zero for the Austin music scene in the early 70’s. Gary P. Nunn once noted, “It’s been said that our music was t...