October 2023 – Page 24

VERSIONS: “Willin’”

October 10, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Possibly the ultimate trucking song, with its always memorable chorus: “And I’ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonopah Driven every kind of rig that’s ever been made Driven the backroads so I wouldn’t get […]

Bridget Rian “Nuclear Family”

October 10, 2023 Tim Martin 0

An EP that shows growth in her songwriting and singing and loads of promise. Bridget Rian describes her music as a mix of alternative pop and traditional Americana. The first song ‘Tokyo Drift’, bobs along in […]

Live Review: Rod Picott + Nick Thurtell, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 29th September 2023

October 10, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

Tonight’s headliner at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey sees the return of one of Nashville’s finest singer-songwriters of the last twenty years in Rod Picott. This evening’s show is actually […]

Kate Rusby announces new Christmas album and December dates

October 10, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Well it’s that time of year coming up again and for mid-October we have done well not to mention it yet so far. Still, what better artist to kick things off with than the reliably Christmassy […]

Jonathan Wilson “Eat The Worm”

October 10, 2023 Paul Kerr 2

Jonathan Wilson wigs out but never looses his grip on the essential nuggets of pure pop music. For all of his prodigious output as a producer, guitar player and arranger for a host of musicians (ranging […]

RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 day ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: My First Record Player
I had a Rotel amp and turntable too until the buttons s...
By Andy Short , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@peterthompson When Ryan Adams string breaks during Bar...
By Andy Short , 1 week ago

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0

The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

May 11, 2026 0

Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

Month: October 2023

VERSIONS: “Willin’”

Bridget Rian “Nuclear Family”

Live Review: Rod Picott + Nick Thurtell, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 29th September 2023

Kate Rusby announces new Christmas album and December dates

Jonathan Wilson “Eat The Worm”

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

Peter Case “At McCabe’s: My Life to Live”

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”