October 2019 – Page 15

Pick of the Political Pops: Ben Harper “Black Rain”

October 18, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Ellen DeGeneres is happy to call George Bush a friend as “sometimes you have to be kind to people you don’t agree with.” But what if it’s not so much their beliefs but the things they’ve […]

The Divine Comedy + Man & The Echo, Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, 6th October 2019

October 18, 2019 Viv Fish 2

Launching their tour at Dublin’s old Gas Board offices allowed an apt backdrop for the six-piece The Divine Comedy’s presentation of their latest symphony of songs ‘Office Politics’. The scene was set, much like the album […]

The Daybreakers “Worn Out Dream” (Independent, 2019)

October 18, 2019 Ben Roberts 0

The Daybreakers are a roots-rock band out of Wrentham, MA. ‘Worn Out Dream’ is the band’s second outing, a concept album following the journey of two brothers in a band that doesn’t quite make it. The […]

Track Premiere: Caitlin Anne Webster “Wait (On Love)”

October 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Caitlin Anne Webster’s new song digs deep on two levels – there’s the touchstones of her music which serve to give the song a classic traditional folk feel and then there’s the emotional depths with ‘Wait […]

Video: A Choir Of Ghosts “An Ounce Of Gold”

October 18, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is a lovely piece of melancholic folky Americana from Sweden that tells of a long lost love. It’s the new single from A Choir Of Ghosts (aka James Auger) and we like it. There will […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

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At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

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A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: October 2019

Pick of the Political Pops: Ben Harper “Black Rain”

The Divine Comedy + Man & The Echo, Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, 6th October 2019

The Daybreakers “Worn Out Dream” (Independent, 2019)

Track Premiere: Caitlin Anne Webster “Wait (On Love)”

Video: A Choir Of Ghosts “An Ounce Of Gold”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”