August 2024 – Page 26

Video Premiere: JEMS “The Weather”

August 7, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the new single from talented folk trio JEMS. ‘The Weather’ opens with gorgeous, warm instrumental layers, beautifully-produced and arranged, as their words resonate: “I’m surrounded by beauty and all I build here.” The song tackles the uncertainty […]

Interview: Corb Lund on the real “El Viejo”

August 6, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

How a love of Norwegian black metal helped forge a career in cowboy music. Corb Lund is a cowboy and rancher who also happens to write, sing and perform cowboy songs, he also happens to be […]

Regan Ashton “Infinite Pest”

August 6, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

A glorious thirty-minute guide to The Sad Clown Paradox. This one’s Marmite. Regan Ashton is probably best known for being in Problem Daughter, a moderately successful punk outfit from Salt Lake City. He told New Noise […]

Mean Mary announces release of her 19th studio album – not so mean after all!

August 6, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Mean Mary has announced the release date of her new album “Woman Creature ( Portrait of a Woman, Part 2 )” on October 4th 2024. Mainly recorded at Mary’s home studio, the album showcases her gifts […]

More People Really Should Know About… Ags Connolly

August 6, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

The problem with having Ags Connolly in this ‘More people Should Know About…’ feature is that I guess many AUK readers will know of him already even if they aren’t very familiar with his work. However, […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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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 , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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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...
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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: August 2024

Video Premiere: JEMS “The Weather”

Interview: Corb Lund on the real “El Viejo”

Regan Ashton “Infinite Pest”

Mean Mary announces release of her 19th studio album – not so mean after all!

More People Really Should Know About… Ags Connolly

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”