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Tiffany Williams “All Those Days Of Drinking Dust” – she’s a coal miners daughter…

July 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Song writing and performing is not, Tiffany Williams reflects, the same as the harshest of manual labour.  It’s a reflection that the Nashville based singer-songwriter came to when reflecting on her heritage as she introduced herself […]
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Video Premiere: The Sweeplings “I’m Not OK”

July 12, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the premiere of ‘I’m Not OK from American duo The Sweeplings.  Cami Bradley and Whitney Dean deliver a breath-taking performance, full of heart and emotional resonance.  Over lush piano and guitar, Bradley’s distinctive voice […]
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Dave Goddess Group “Back in Business”

July 11, 2022 Rhys Kelly 0
Strong tunes… and some tuning issues  New York-based songwriter Dave Goddess and band deliver another punchy and catchy album: ‘Back in Business’. The title is no doubt a nod to the conditions under which the album […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Darrell Scott “It’s the Whiskey That Eases the Pain”

July 11, 2022 Tim Newby 0
I have never been one to let a good night of drinking end early, so I am not going to let this run of whiskey-inspired, Americana UK chain gang, run of drinking games come to a […]
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Live Review: Rod Picott, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – July 3rd, 2022

July 11, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0
In a recent interview with AUK ahead of his UK tour Rod Picott’s enthusiasm for getting back out playing came across loud and clear. Even on the penultimate date of his UK tour, after a day […]

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

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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 […]
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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, […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

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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 – […]

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

May 26, 2026 1
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]

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Olav Larsen “Stream of Consciousness”

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Exquisite album of outstanding song-writing and perfectly restrained duets. You come across some strange combinations as a reviewer, especially in the country and Americana genre. Over the years, this writer discovered quite a lot about both […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: The Everly Brothers “Mama Tried”

January 21, 2021 0
The Everly Brothers, a Merle Haggard country hit and the emergence of country rock Last week’s Chain Gang brought us The Secret Sisters ‘Late Bloomer’ which is a modern version of a sound that goes back […]
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Track Premiere: Darling West “Make It Last”

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Some people may have raised an eyebrow when they heard that Norwegian duo Darling West had been called “Cosmic Folk” by Lucinda Williams. Well, doubters, take a listen to today’s premiere and you’ll soon see that […]

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