December 2024 – Page 17

Paperback Riders: Willy Vlautin’s short audio fiction

December 9, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Willy Vlautin has now produced three spoken word albums. Some of them connected to his novels, some of them standalone. As the first has a festive theme, and is narrated by Vlautin, who has also narrated […]

Nick Gusman and the Coyotes “Lifting Heavy Things”

December 9, 2024 Alasdair Fotheringham 2

Repackaged 1990s alt-country time travel trips have rarely felt this rewarding. It’s far easier said than done, but why does this album, the third by St. Louis outfit Nick Gusman and the Coyotes, and as fine […]

Blair Dunlop live at the Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire, - 22nd November 2024

Live Review: Blair Dunlop + Rob Nicklas, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 22nd November 2024

December 9, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

The Village Hall, at North Newbald, in East Yorkshire is fast becoming one of my favourite venues, despite the 90 minute journey from home, as it consistently delivers some of the best live music on offer […]

The Americana Spirit of 24: Peter Thompson

December 9, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

AUK writers look back at the last 12 months in americana, starting with our staff writer Peter Thompson. Is it that time already? The year has simply flown by – I feel like I’m still waiting […]

Mince Pie Mondays – are these vegan?

December 9, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

What’s going on? Isn’t Mince Pie Mondays a bit like Solstice Songs Thursdays, a last-minute attempt to use up the late-arriving seasonal songs so no one feels like the child that Santa forgot? A sort of […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Month: December 2024