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

May 26, 2026 0

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 them – […]

Anniversary Cheers: The Handsome Family “Singing Bones”

May 26, 2026 0

An addition to our Anniversary Cheers occasional Feature: this is The Handsome Family with a re-release, with additional outtakes and live recordings, of the excellent Singing Bones. The Handsome Family are Brett and Rennie Sparks, a […]

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson

May 26, 2026 0

With only a few weeks to go until the 19th Gate To Southwell Festival, fans are looking forward to this four-day event in rural Nottinghamshire which runs from 2nd-5th July. The festival features more than 60 […]

Live Review: Cowboy Junkies, London Palladium, London – 11th May 2026

May 26, 2026 0

The Timmins family (and a close friend) band has reached the milestone of forty years as a band and forty years since their debut album, Whites Off Earth Now!!, and for their current tour, they have […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 231 “Raging”

May 26, 2026 0

I think we all know that times are hard, in virtually all respects, but financially, things have been tough for a long while. Every time it looks like there might be some respite, along comes another […]

Interviews
Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list [...]
Features
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 them [...]
Anniversary Cheers
Anniversary Cheers: The Handsome Family “Singing Bones”
An addition to our Anniversary Cheers occasional Feature: this is The Handsome Family with a re-release, with additional outtakes and live recordings, of the excellent Singing Bones. The Handsome Family are Brett and Rennie Sparks, [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Ry Cooder “Little Sister” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1982
Well, what can I say; joyous! Have you ever seen a band having more sheer fun on stage? Ry Cooder recorded Little Sister for his Bop Till You Drop album released in 1979, and demonstrates [...]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 James McMurtry Songs
It was the legendary American author Stephen King who said, “James McMurtry may be the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation”. At the same time, much closer to home, BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris called him [...]

Great Willow “Age Of Reason” – Bing bing, bong bong bong, bing bing

May 26, 2026 0

It has been a while, quite a while, since we last featured Great Willow (although we have heard more recently from James Combs, one half of the duo), so it’s really nice to have some new […]

Video Premiere: The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! (Gary Van Miert) “A Mad Tea Party”

May 26, 2026 0

Disappear down the rabbit hole with the latest single from The Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, the musical project of New Jersey-based musician and performer Gary Van Miert. The video for The Mad Tea Party is a […]

Something for the long weekend: Steve Earle “City of Immigrants”

May 22, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year anniversary event featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and you know, others of our ilk, you can head […]

Americana Stories – Coming soon, but there’s still time to submit your story

May 22, 2026 0

We will be starting to publish our Americana Stories in June, but the submission deadline is not until the end of August. We have some great work to share with you through the summer, so if […]

Classic Clips: Ry Cooder “Little Sister” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1982

May 22, 2026 2

Well, what can I say; joyous! Have you ever seen a band having more sheer fun on stage? Ry Cooder recorded Little Sister for his Bop Till You Drop album released in 1979, and demonstrates his […]

Great Willow “Age Of Reason” – Bing bing, bong bong bong, bing bing
May 26, 2026 0
It has been a while, quite a while, since we last featured Great Willow (although we have heard more recently from James Combs, one half of the duo), so it’s really nice to have some [...]
Video Premiere: The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! (Gary Van Miert) “A Mad Tea Party”
May 26, 2026 0
Disappear down the rabbit hole with the latest single from The Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, the musical project of New Jersey-based musician and performer Gary Van Miert. The video for The Mad Tea Party is [...]
Something for the long weekend: Steve Earle “City of Immigrants”
May 22, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year anniversary event featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and you know, others of our ilk, you can [...]
Kurt Vile “Zoom 97” – passing through, not speeding through
May 22, 2026 0
Featuring his trademark “relaxed” vocals and playing, Zoom 97 is the second single from Kurt Vile’s new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me, which will be out May 29th via Verve Records. As Zoom 97 [...]
Video Premiere: Michael Weston King “Die of Shame”
May 22, 2026 0
Once again, it’s a privilege to premiere the video of a song as beautiful and masterfully crafted as Die of Shame from one of the UK’s finest songwriters, Michael Weston King. Through the video, featuring [...]

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