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Year: 2017

Interviews

Interview: House Above The Sun

October 20, 2017 Del Day 0

A chance encounter with the track Runaway Devil, an instantly addictive freewheelin’ guitar-led gem that literally jumped out of the speakers like some kind of flannelled maniac, led me to the London-based four-piece House Above The […]

Videos

Video: Jay Farrar “Hickory Wind”

October 20, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

This week’s retro slot goes back to 2008 for a marvellous version of the Gram Parsons classic from Son Volt’s Jay Farrar.  Have a good weekend everyone.

Album Reviews

The Doomed Bird of Providence “Burrowed into the Soft Sky” (Front & Follow, 2017)

October 19, 2017 David Cowling 1

TDBoP are the most evocative of the bands working in the post-rock landscape; their music always conjures up images even before you have any idea of the concepts behind them. That’s due to the purpose behind […]

Tracks

Martha Tilston “Green Moon” – Listen

October 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Martha Tilston has released her rather lovely new single Green Moon which you can introduce your ears to below. Taken from her seventh album “Nomad” Tilston told us: ‘We are all a hair’s breadth away from feeling either […]

Album Reviews

Kathryn Rose Wood “In The Ashes” (Independent 2017)

October 19, 2017 Dave Jennings 0

This is a debut album. It is a challenging album and a difficult album, but it is also an absolutely beautiful album. Kathryn Rose Wood, a singer/songwriter based in New Orleans, is also a clinical music […]

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  • Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part Two, 10-1
  • Paperback Riders: Southern Writers and the bleaker bits of Christmas
  • More People Really Should Know About: The East Pointers
  • Joe Wilkes latest album arriving after a difficult period in February 2026
  • The Twang Factor 4 Results: Hannah Crossrose takes third place
  • Jess Jocoy “Cul-de-Sac Kid”
  • AUK Shortcuts: Ceretana, Meghan Hayes, The Far North, Jaymes MacDougal, John Southworth, Jeff Larson with Gerry Beckley, Lillian King, Terry Klein, Tyler Craig and A.P. Meister
  • Live Review: Hazlett + Hans Williams, Union Chapel, London – 9th December 2025
  • Buffalo Traffic Jam “Fools Gold” – time slips through my fingers
  • Video Premiere: Alex Knot “Loser”
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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

December 12, 2025 0

Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

December 11, 2025 0

The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

Interviews

Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

December 9, 2025 0

While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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