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Old Sea Brigade “Cover My Own” – Listen

June 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Atlanta-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Ben Cramer, aka Old Sea Brigade has recently shared another new track “Cover My Own”.  Earlier this year in January saw the release of his second EP entitled “Wash Me Away,” and in the […]
Live Reviews

Kilkenny Roots Festival, 28th April – 1st May 2017, Kilkenny, Ireland

June 6, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
This was the second time your intrepid reporter has attended the annual celebration of all things good in Roots and Americana music that’s held in the beautiful city of Kilkenny in Ireland and now that it’s […]
Album Reviews

The Unthanks “Diversions Vol. 4: The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake” (RabbleRouser Music, 2017)

June 6, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
The Unthanks – sisters Becky and Rachel – have, over the last decade, become major figures on the English folk scene. Strong on tradition they have also forged new musical paths and travelled along many sidetracks. […]
Videos

Video: Cool Ghouls “If I Can’t Be The Man”

June 6, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0
A great video from the San Francisco band accompanying some classic late Sixties/early Seventies style sounds.
Album Reviews

Justin Currie “This Is My Kingdom Now” (Endless Shipwreck 2017)

June 5, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
Justin Currie has ploughed a pretty deep furrow since disbanding Del Amitri and with the exception of a reunion tour a couple of years ago he enjoys a small but very dedicated fanbase which lap up […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

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Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

July 3, 2026 0
This week finds Keith talking to Jim Walker, head honcho at Brighton-based Brighthelmstone Promotions. Jim talks us through all the ins and outs of promoting, as well as tempting us with some fabulous South Coast events. […]
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Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

July 3, 2026 0
Tomorrow’s a special day in America, and today we have a song that’s all about the America that Eric Andersen loves. A land where healthcare might be recognised as a right, a land where Freedom is […]
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Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

July 3, 2026 0
Wall of Sound is the new single from Alex Ellis’s musical project Our Man in the Field. With typically thoughtful, sensitive lyrics, the song features fine storytelling, focused on everyday people and everyday lives, captured in […]

  • Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions
  • Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?
  • Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver
  • Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads
  • Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”
  • Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”
  • Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”
  • Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August
  • Beth Lee “Life Keeps Moving On” – we’re on the move again
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]
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Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0
In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

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Mia Kelly “To Be Clear”

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‘To Be Clear’ is C’est le fun! (“it’s awesome” in French Canadian) Sometimes, it all comes together. As is the case for Mia Kelly’s second album, ‘To Be Clear’. The lyrics are poetic and tell a […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup – January 2025

January 31, 2025 0
And so the ever-popular Folk Roundup returns after a short pause to allow for the flood of Winter Festival Themed songs (you remember all of them).  And in this return there’s a very modern folk feel […]
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Dunlap & Mabe “Stumblin’ Out Of The Gate” – quite a quick stumble

October 26, 2022 0
There is a lot of stumblin’ going on in the world, you dear reader can surely think of some examples of your own from recent days.  But today’s stumblin’ is a rapid and surprisingly unchaotic example […]

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