Videos
Video: Beans on Toast “A Beautiful Place”
“You have to admit that it’s a beautiful place,” sings Beans on Toast on his latest single. And he’s right, folks. This is a bright, shining song about the beauty of our world and a message […]
Year: 2021
Features
The Twang Factor 2 results: Rachel Sumner is our runner-up
Impressive Boston based songwriter is a clear hit with AUK readers. After yesterday’s announcement of Ian David Green as our third placed act, we move on the the runner-up spot. Rachel Sumner was something of a […]
Album Reviews
Dar Williams “I’ll Meet You Here”
Six years was certainly worth the wait. Six years seems rather a long time between studio albums, particularly if you are as talented as someone as Dar Williams; The New Yorker has described Williams as “one […]
Tracks
The Northern Belle “Kaleidoscope Dream” – I’d rather Fleetwood Mac…
The Northern Belle return with a new mini-album ‘The Women in Me‘ as a follow up last year’s ‘We Wither, We Bloom’. It sees the Nordicana band set out on an epic voyage of collaboration, bringing […]
Live Reviews
My Darling Clementine + Arksong, Glasgow Americana Festival, CCA Glasgow, 3rd October 2021
It’s an unexpected but welcome effect of the pandemic, the sheer delight and adrenaline rush of seeing and hearing live music again after such a long period of gig starvation. As an audience member, I’ve certainly […]