December 2020 – Page 20

The Pawn Shop Saints “Ordinary Folks” (DollyRocker Records 2020)

December 9, 2020 Alan Fitter 3

Billed as an album by The Pawn Shop Saints, ‘Ordinary Folks’ is really all about Jeb Barry. He not only wrote all nine songs (although one, ‘New Year’s Eve Somewhere In The Midwest’ is a co-write […]

Video Premiere: Morton Valence “Skylines Change / Genders Blur”

December 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

There’s a sinister darkness to the latest single from Morton Valence. The opening song from the album ‘Black Angel Drifter’ is a chaotic blend of genres, an unrelenting, atmospheric blast of apocalyptic sound. Discordant, disturbing, unsettling. […]

The Bills “Til the Blues Have Gone” (Wheeling Records, 2020)

December 9, 2020 Helen Jones 0

On ‘Keeping the Blues Alive’ Bill Booth and Bill Troiani – who collectively make up The Bills – sing about heartbreak keeping the genre going, and indeed it’s a passion of the blues that comes through […]

Book Review: Santi Elijah Holley “Murder Ballads” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020)

December 9, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 2

I’ve been lucky enough to get hold of an e-book or two from regular reviewer Rick Bayles and, on first reading, I’d echo his thoughts that the Bloomsbury 331/3 series is excellent – even bearing in […]

Palomino Kings “If You Want Me, Like I Want You” – Listen

December 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

With this roots rocking new single the Palomino Kings meet our criteria perfectly – they are playing Americana and they hail out of the UK. On ‘If You Want Me, Like I Want You‘ having agonised […]

RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
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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 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: My First Record Player
I had a Rotel amp and turntable too until the buttons s...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@peterthompson When Ryan Adams string breaks during Bar...
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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

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The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

May 11, 2026 0

Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

Month: December 2020

The Pawn Shop Saints “Ordinary Folks” (DollyRocker Records 2020)

Video Premiere: Morton Valence “Skylines Change / Genders Blur”

The Bills “Til the Blues Have Gone” (Wheeling Records, 2020)

Book Review: Santi Elijah Holley “Murder Ballads” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020)

Palomino Kings “If You Want Me, Like I Want You” – Listen

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”