February 2019 – Page 15

Video Premiere: Elaine Palmer “Blackened Heart”

February 14, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is the excellent new single from Elaine Palmer, taken from her Desert Songs EP. It’s out tomorrow and there’s a launch show on the 17th at the Waiting Room, Eaglescliffe with more dates afterwards, all […]

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings record Buster Scruggs song – Listen

February 13, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

A nice story RS Country are carrying today about that wonderful song from the first story in the Coen Brothers’ “Ballad of Buster Scruggs” movie. They report: “One of those most important traditions, the cowboy song, […]

Jason Ringenberg “Stand Tall” (Courageous Chicken Music, 2019)

February 13, 2019 Linda Jameson 1

“A few years back I had resigned myself to the fact that my days as a recording artist were probably over”: so begin the sleeve notes to Jason Ringenberg’s new album ‘Stand Tall’. And fans of […]

Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane, The Doublet, Glasgow, 12th February 2019

February 13, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Here for some winter warmth away from their native sub zero Manitoba, Gordie Tentrees and Jaxon Haldane kicked off what local promoters, Sounds In The Suburbs are calling their Canadian season, with an effervescent show which […]

Track Premiere – The Tiger Lillies “Tombstone”

February 13, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Prague in the 1990’s, a time between the Velvet Revolution and the rise of mass stag night tourism – this is the era evoked by The Tiger Lillies on their new album ‘Devil’s Fairground‘ which is […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 0

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Month: February 2019

Video Premiere: Elaine Palmer “Blackened Heart”

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings record Buster Scruggs song – Listen

Jason Ringenberg “Stand Tall” (Courageous Chicken Music, 2019)

Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane, The Doublet, Glasgow, 12th February 2019

Track Premiere – The Tiger Lillies “Tombstone”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”