Tracks
Folk Tracks Roundup, September 2024
September draws to close giving hints of winter about to hit us – so turn up the heating and kick back for a while for a roundup of some of the folk related songs that have […]
Year: 2024
Album Reviews
Julian Taylor “Pathways”
Another fine recording by this Canadian folk-blues singer-songwriter, an AUK favourite, on something of a roll. What an ongoing pleasure it is to get the opportunity to listen to and review artists who have somehow flown […]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Randy Newman “Rednecks”
‘Rednecks’ was the opening song on Randy Newman’s 1974 album “Good Old Boys” and it was the initial kernel which inspired Newman’s examination of the American South on the disc. When it was released, the song […]
Album Reviews
JD McPherson “Nite Owls”
An undiminished belief in the guitar and amp combo. In the seven years since McPherson released ‘Undivided Heart & Soul’ he has been trusted as the opening act and bandleader for three successive Robert Plant and […]
Features
The Song Remains: Kris Kristofferson (1936 – 2024)
“Looking back, I’m surprised I had the nerve to do it, but I’m glad I did. Performing the songs and performing in film was just part of my personality, just like football and boxing at one […]