October 2019 – Page 11

Robert Vincent “This Town” – Listen

October 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been quite a ride for Robert Vincent from winning the Bob Harris Emerging Talent Award at the Americana Music Association UK awards in 2016. That award led on to appearances at Americana Fests – both […]

Book Review – Tim Newby “Leftover Salmon: 30 Years of Festival!” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019)

October 22, 2019 Rick Bayles 2

There are few better mediums than a book for opening our eyes to new information, for helping us to become a little more knowledgeable about the world around us. I have to put my hand up […]

Interview: Nils Lofgren

October 22, 2019 Andrew Frolish 1

Nils Lofgren, one of the world’s great guitarists, is a musician’s musician. He has shared a stage or a recording studio with the likes of Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Lou Gramm and Ringo Starr and for […]

King of Birds + The Logans, The Spree Festival, The Bungalow, Paisley, 15th October 2019

October 22, 2019 KC Vines 0

Renfrewshire is a small county in Scotland that punches above its weight historically. But, for the “cradle of the Stewart kings” in a modern post-industrial climate, the emphasis these days is on promoting its rich creative […]

Dan Israel “Social Media Disorder” (Independent, 2019)

October 22, 2019 Emily Dongray 0

His most Pop and Rock release to date, Midwestern artist Dan Israel changes his life and with it his musical style. From the first trumpet blast, it is apparent that this album has diverged from the […]

Sonny Rollins
Jazz titan Sonny Rollins has gone at the age of 95. Cle...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 3 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

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 published […]

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

May 26, 2026 0

A memorable change in direction in this celebration of rural Celtic communities. Leeroy Stagger, born and raised in rural Vancouver Island before moving to southern Alberta, is a prolific artist. Pilgrimage is his thirteenth studio album, […]

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 – […]

Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Interviews

Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0

There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 2

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

Videos

Video: Deep Dark River “Starfire”

May 16, 2019 0

The first single from their new album “King Of The Forest”, out on June 21st, is this wonderfully mournful song from Canadian outfit Deep Dark River. Very good indeed.

Tracks

Kashena Sampson “Away from Here” – Listen

January 23, 2018 0

Taken from her album Wild Heart, Kashena Sampson is the archetypal late starter who it is hard to believe has been previously overlooked. No more – Rolling Stone have given her a nod as someone in […]

News

Annie Keating announces UK dates

June 5, 2017 0

Brooklyn-based Americana singer-songwriter Annie Keating has announced dates for a June-July UK tour, in support of her acclaimed album from last year “Trick Star” which she released a new single from called Trouble (as did Sam […]

Month: October 2019

Robert Vincent “This Town” – Listen

Book Review – Tim Newby “Leftover Salmon: 30 Years of Festival!” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019)

Interview: Nils Lofgren

King of Birds + The Logans, The Spree Festival, The Bungalow, Paisley, 15th October 2019

Dan Israel “Social Media Disorder” (Independent, 2019)

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

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

Anniversary Cheers: The Handsome Family “Singing Bones”

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