September 2023 – Page 4

Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “Ashgrove”

September 28, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

The works of Dave Alvin will need no introduction to most AUK readers, but I wanted to highlight this particular album. Released in 2004 it takes its name from the famed L.A. nightspot where Alvin and […]

John Alexander “Face The Wind”

September 28, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

Dark and gritty Glaswegian Americana. Scottish singer-songwriter John Alexander’s shows at the Edinburgh Fringe were entitled ‘Dustbowl Blues with a Glasgow kick’. It sums up the vein and texture of this album perfectly. It is a […]

Track Premiere: Taylor Pearlstein “Sandman”

September 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s a dreamy disorientating feel to today’s Track Premiere, perhaps because Taylor Pearlstein shares that she comes from the Seattle area, as she hails from the sleepy, Lynchian small-town mountains of the Snoqualmie Valley. And just […]

Video Premiere: Nathan Seeckts “Goodnight Bluebird”

September 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the brand new single from Nathan Seeckts. Seeckts’ music is made to be performed, to be absorbed live, to be immersed in. Indeed, he says: “If you’re fortunate enough to have folks come along […]

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival, 4th-8th October 2023

September 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

One of our favourite americana festivals Glasgow Americana returns next month from 4th-8th October 2023 The line up consists of 9 shows over 5 different spaces throughout Glasgow and brings together talent performers from Scotland, England, […]

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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

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 […]

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, […]

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

May 26, 2026 0

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 – […]

Interviews

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

May 26, 2026 3

Interviews

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 […]

Interviews

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 […]

Videos

Video Premiere: King Rib “Corner of the World”

May 26, 2021 0

Here is ‘Corner of the World’, the melodic second single from King Rib’s forthcoming EP. King Rib is one of Craig McIntyre’s musical projects and, though the Glasgow singer-songwriter is usually known for something more hardcore, […]

Features

Pick of the Political Pop: Paul Rodgers “China Blue”

October 4, 2019 0

This week sees the 70th anniversary of the founding of The People’s Republic of China and we here in The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia thought we would celebrate our fellow People’s Republic’s birthday with lanterns, some […]

Videos

Video: Gene Clark & Carla Olsen “Gypsy Rider”

October 6, 2017 1

This weeks retro slot features the late great Gene Clark accompanied by Carla Olsen on a wonderful song from his last album So Rebellious A Lover. Have a good weekend everyone.

Month: September 2023

Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “Ashgrove”

John Alexander “Face The Wind”

Track Premiere: Taylor Pearlstein “Sandman”

Video Premiere: Nathan Seeckts “Goodnight Bluebird”

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival, 4th-8th October 2023

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

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

Anniversary Cheers: The Handsome Family “Singing Bones”

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson