August 2023 – Page 14

Book Review: Michael Streissguth “Highways & Heartaches”

August 18, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Two for the road. What an excellent read this is. The full title of the book is ‘Highways & Heartaches: How Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Children of the New South Saved the Soul of Country […]

Video: Drive-By Truckers “A Ghost To Most”

August 18, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Our summer series of retro Friday videos continues with the classic ‘A Ghost To Most’ from Drive-by Truckers. This was a single from the Trucker’s 2008 album ‘Brighter Than Creation’s Dark’. Based on a solid beat […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 109

August 18, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Have I made the right decision … For the first year in a long, long time (pandemic notwithstanding) I will not be attending the End of the Road festival. It has been a regular feature of […]

Classic Clips: Wilco “Impossible Germany” – KCRW session at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, 2016

August 18, 2023 Guy Lincoln 1

Given that the name of this feature is ‘Classic Clips’ then you can not get more classic than this. I’d normally avoid offering something so fundamental to AUK and as widely known and loved as Wilco […]

Tyler Childers announces new album “Rustin’ in the Rain” – shares video for first song

August 18, 2023 Mark Whitfield 1

Kentucky’s Tyler Childers has announced details of his new album ‘Rustin’ In The Rain’, which will be released September 8th on Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records. Of the album, Childers shares, “This is a collection of songs I […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Month: August 2023