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Josiah brings his Bonnevilles with him for his latest album

February 17, 2026 0

Josiah and the Bonnevilles have announced that he has signed with Rounder Records and will release the new album, As Is, on May 8th. The 10-song collection was co-produced by Josiah Leming and Konrad Snyder, and […]

Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

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 been […]

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 Rounder […]

Video Premiere: Andy Hanson “Gravity”

February 17, 2026 0

Here is a song for the insomniacs amongst us. Gravity, from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, singer-songwriter Andy Hanson, is themed around those restless nights when inner turmoil and emotional conflict weigh heavily on our minds, chasing sleep […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Cowboy Junkies “Sweet Jane”

February 16, 2026 1

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 many […]

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 [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Tom Russell “The Last Time I Saw Hank” – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, 16th September 2017
Tom Russell is one of the great Americana troubadours with a back-catalogue that goes yay far, all the way back to 1976 and numbering 29 studio albums. This song is from the 2017’s “Folk Hotel” [...]
Features
Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves
There have been several commendable efforts in this series before now, but the time has come for the definitive list. Each track is both a representative of a strand of listening within the genre, as [...]

Sarah McQuaid shares dates for extensive North Europe and UK tours

February 16, 2026 0

Sarah McQuaid certainly works hard and has just announced an extensive spring-summer EU and UK tour which, to her credit, takes in many places that are outside the main touring circuit. The sets on the dates […]

Willie Nelson Live at the Welmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ on May 17th, 2012

Anniversary Cheers – Willie Nelson’s “Country Music” celebrates a 15 year re-release

February 16, 2026 0

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 record […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 221 “Bubbling Under”

February 16, 2026 0

Occasionally, our Editor Mark, here at AUK, sends out requests for writers to join the team. This is how I ended up writing this column; I answered a call to arms back in 2004. So what […]

Magoo “Can’t You Hear That Train” – woo-woo, chuff-chuff

February 16, 2026 0

Here’s a quandary to contemplate – if Magoo are a progressive bluegrass band, and they do seem to be such, how come the train they sing about on Can’t You Hear That Train is producing a […]

Video Premiere: Ian Roland “Virtually Free” – Driving in harder, horizontal rain

February 16, 2026 0

Be absorbed by the video premiere of UK singer-songwriter Ian Roland’s first single of 2026, ‘Virtually Free’. At the heart of the song are the rich, warm tones of Roland’s twelve-string guitar. Roland’s band contribute excellent […]

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 [...]
Video Premiere: Andy Hanson “Gravity”
February 17, 2026 0
Here is a song for the insomniacs amongst us. Gravity, from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, singer-songwriter Andy Hanson, is themed around those restless nights when inner turmoil and emotional conflict weigh heavily on our minds, chasing [...]
Magoo “Can’t You Hear That Train” – woo-woo, chuff-chuff
February 16, 2026 0
Here’s a quandary to contemplate – if Magoo are a progressive bluegrass band, and they do seem to be such, how come the train they sing about on Can’t You Hear That Train is producing [...]
Video Premiere: Ian Roland “Virtually Free” – Driving in harder, horizontal rain
February 16, 2026 0
Be absorbed by the video premiere of UK singer-songwriter Ian Roland’s first single of 2026, ‘Virtually Free’. At the heart of the song are the rich, warm tones of Roland’s twelve-string guitar. Roland’s band contribute [...]
Something for the weekend: Charley Crockett “Kentucky Too Long”
February 13, 2026 1
Well, that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you with new music – again, the man is like a singles conveyor belt – from critically acclaimed country iconoclast Charley Crockett. In his brand [...]

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