December 2023 – Page 5

Alex Nicol “Been A Long Year Vol.1 & Vol.2”

December 20, 2023 Peter Churchill 0

Montreal melancholia chills nicely. Having released ‘Been A Long Year Vol.1’ as an EP earlier in the year Canadian Alex Nicol has now added another 5 songs to create a full-length album, ‘Been A Long Year […]

Hank Wangford and Noel Dashwood “Promises, Promises”

December 20, 2023 David Jarman 1

Atmospheric Hawaiian-influenced roots country features characteristic wry humour from Wangford and fine dobro from duo partner Dashwood. Hank Wangford–the performing alter-ego of Dr. Sam Hutt–will need no introduction to many readers, as a home-grown pioneer in […]

Gibson & Toutant “Quoth My Baby” – Nevermore

December 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Gibson & Toutant are Joe O’Connell (Vocals, xylophone, electric guitar) and Josephine McRobbie (Vocals, bass guitar, drums), and ‘Quoth My Baby‘ is taken from their latest album ‘On The Green‘ which is out on March 22nd, on Sleepy […]

Video: Ferris & Sylvester “Mother”

December 20, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the gorgeously arranged and produced new song from acclaimed duo Ferris & Sylvester. ‘Mother’ is musically beautiful, featuring a hauntingly melodic vocal from Issy Ferris, elevated by Archie Sylvester’s harmonies and rich layers of […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor – My top 20 songs of 2023: Part Two, 10 – 1

December 19, 2023 Mark Whitfield 6

I was only saying yesterday that I am a tracks man these days and obviously ashamed of myself for my lack of willpower but honestly here in AUK Towers we can’t even get to the ballroom, […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: December 2023

Alex Nicol “Been A Long Year Vol.1 & Vol.2”

Hank Wangford and Noel Dashwood “Promises, Promises”

Gibson & Toutant “Quoth My Baby” – Nevermore

Video: Ferris & Sylvester “Mother”

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor – My top 20 songs of 2023: Part Two, 10 – 1

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”