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Mapache’s Sam Blasucci unveils motherlode of tracks on new LP and EP

February 19, 2026 0

Ojai, CA-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Sam Blasucci has announced his fourth record and first double LP, Physical Dream, is due out April 17th. In addition to the LP, Blasucci will release an EP later this […]

Paperback Riders: Henry James “Washington Square”

February 19, 2026 1

Henry James’s Washington Square has been described as “one of the most psychologically acute novels in nineteenth-century American literature.” Published in 1880, during James’s middle period, it lacks the complexity of his later works but has a […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – February 2026

February 19, 2026 0

What have we got this month that’s good in the world of folk song? There’s old songs done new ways, and there’s new songs done old ways. There’s the experimental, and there’s the discovery of what […]

Video Premiere: Sam Lewis “Chase The Moon”

February 19, 2026 0

Singer-songwriter Sam Lewis’s single ‘Chase The Moon’ begins with warm, ethereal tones, before it settles into sparsely arranged, intimate folk. Lewis’s voice drifts delicately over his acoustic notes while added texture is provided by Joe McMahan […]

Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Peter Thompson
So what makes a song a credible candidate for the Top 10 Americana Song of All Time feature? The task of selecting the top 10 has been assigned to the AUK staff writers, but without [...]
Interviews
Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other
The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with [...]
Behind the Songs
Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”
Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Cowboy Junkies “Sweet Jane”
The TV series Stranger Things has become a place for songs of all sorts to find a new place in the sun. Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill and Peter Gabriel’s cover of Heroes amongst [...]
Anniversary Cheers
Anniversary Cheers – Willie Nelson’s “Country Music” celebrates a 15 year re-release
Willie’s 2010 release gets a re-boot with a multi-colour 2-disc gatefold vinyl release, plus CD and hi-res streaming options. In the heady days of 2010, Willie Nelson, country and roots singer par excellence, decided to [...]

Jerry Leger returns to the UK for April & May dates

February 18, 2026 0

Troubadour and AUK favourite Jerry Leger returns to the UK this April with a series of dates at some lovely locations. Promoting his latest album Wings of Desire, these shows promise to be the heady mixture […]

7 Hills heads to the Old Town Great Hall, Trowbridge this March for one day festival

February 18, 2026 0

The 7 Hills Spring Festival will take place as the inaugural event for the Trowbridge Old Town Hall’s Great Hall on the 21st March, following an extensive and transformative refurbishment. The historic Old Town Hall will […]

Icarus Phoenix “On My Belly” – living life, despite it all

February 18, 2026 0

On the latest single from Icarus Phoenix, Drew Danburry once more draws from real life for a song of resilience against the world and all the strains and pressures it can exert. He says of the […]

Video: Adam Donen “What Doesn’t End” – reality in all its beauty

February 18, 2026 0

Adam Donen’s latest single, What Doesn’t End, is a gentle, quiet epic of a song. Over an immersive soundscape, Donen’s gritty, baritone vocal is intimate, world-weary and almost spoken, drawing us into his narrative. Sparsely arranged […]

Live Review: Transatlantic Sessions, Royal Festival Hall, London – 6th February 2026

February 17, 2026 1

It was with some trepidation that I agreed to review this gig. Transatlantic Sessions is a veritable institution, now in its 31st year of annual performances celebrating the connections between the musical traditions of Scotland, Ireland […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – February 2026
February 19, 2026 0
What have we got this month that’s good in the world of folk song? There’s old songs done new ways, and there’s new songs done old ways. There’s the experimental, and there’s the discovery of [...]
Video Premiere: Sam Lewis “Chase The Moon”
February 19, 2026 0
Singer-songwriter Sam Lewis’s single ‘Chase The Moon’ begins with warm, ethereal tones, before it settles into sparsely arranged, intimate folk. Lewis’s voice drifts delicately over his acoustic notes while added texture is provided by Joe [...]
Icarus Phoenix “On My Belly” – living life, despite it all
February 18, 2026 0
On the latest single from Icarus Phoenix, Drew Danburry once more draws from real life for a song of resilience against the world and all the strains and pressures it can exert. He says of [...]
Video: Adam Donen “What Doesn’t End” – reality in all its beauty
February 18, 2026 0
Adam Donen’s latest single, What Doesn’t End, is a gentle, quiet epic of a song. Over an immersive soundscape, Donen’s gritty, baritone vocal is intimate, world-weary and almost spoken, drawing us into his narrative. Sparsely [...]
Breakfield “Ever-Loving Mind” – Under love’s heavy burden do I sink
February 17, 2026 0
Nashville band Breakfield, who we see here pursued by a Martian War Machine, made the smart move of changing their name from Boy Named Banjo and have followed that smart move up with signing to [...]

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