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The Song Remains: Dallas Good 1975 – 2022

February 21, 2022 Martin Johnson 4

Canadian music and americana communities in shock at the sudden passing of the Sadies’ Dallas Good. The Canadian music and americana communities went into a state of shock with the news of the passing of Dallas […]

The Jaws Of Brooklyn “Forever And A Day” – romance is not dead, really

February 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The Jaws of Brooklyn formed when Radio Raheem’s three members (Zia Uddin-Drums, Paul Christofferson-Bass, Bryan Cohen-Guitar) met singer Lindsay Love in Seattle during the height of the COVID pandemic in August 2020. They recorded a series […]

Video Premiere: Matt North “Trophy Case”

February 21, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Start your week with this foot-tapping new single from Matt North. ‘Trophy Case’ has a real driving groove that is infectious and engaging. In the accompanying video, we get to see the musicians at work and […]

Something for the weekend: Big Thief “Dried Roses”

February 18, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

We don’t feature nearly enough of Brooklyn four-piece Big Thief on AUK – our bad, particularly since their new album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain’ is a 20 track epic which has been garnering some amazing reviews […]

Book Review – Marc Eliot “The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard”

February 18, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Writing a book, on such an iconic figure in the music industry as Merle Haggard, is not something anyone would undertake lightly. This is a man who, alongside Buck Owens, came to define the Bakersfield sound […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

Year: 2022

The Song Remains: Dallas Good 1975 – 2022

The Jaws Of Brooklyn “Forever And A Day” – romance is not dead, really

Video Premiere: Matt North “Trophy Case”

Something for the weekend: Big Thief “Dried Roses”

Book Review – Marc Eliot “The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard”

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson