AmericanA to Z
AmericanA to Z: Old Crow Medicine Show
I was privileged to see Old Crow Medicine Show as an unknown emerging band in the UK, when they stole the show at Cambridge Folk Festival in 2004. I caught them at the Mojo press tent, […]
Month: August 2020
Features
Interview: Richard Davies talks about his new album and creativity under Covid
A favourite lockdown release of 2020 and an album that’s rarely off the decks at AUK Towers is Richard Davies and the Dissidents’ debut album, ‘Human Traffic’. From the rollicking “grab-life -by-the-scruff-of-the-neck” title track to the […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Western Terrestrials and Georgette Jones “Who’s Gonna Fill These Boots?”
We’re delighted to premiere this nostalgic country romp from Western Terrestrials, featuring vocals from Georgette Jones. This has the feel of a little piece of country history. The singer and guitarist for the Western Terrestrials, Nick […]
Album Reviews
Bobby Lee “Shakedown in Slabtown” (Natural Histories Records, 2020)
Philip Larkin’s poem ‘Days’ opens with the question: “What are Days for?” Being presented with an album of instrumental tracks might prompt a similar, ostensibly ingenuous question, such as, ‘What are instrumentals for’? In the case […]
News
Richard and Linda Thompson announce vast retrospective release
In just one month from today Richard and Linda Thompson will release a career retrospective – ‘Hard Luck Stories (1972 to 1982)‘ – covering a decade of music making. The 8 CD collection is more than […]