February 2026 – Page 4

Red Rooster Festival announces full list of acts for 2026

February 26, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The Red Rooster Festival has announced its full line-up for this year’s festival which takes place 28th-30th May 2026 and, as usual, it digs deep into roots, rock and Americana. The festival is set against the […]

The Gated Community “Hope To Hell” – not looking for trouble, and yet it arrives

February 26, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

In the face of violence in the streets and unlawful detention what can a musician do, really? They can document what’s going on, make their point and try and raise awareness (and maybe the odd dollar) […]

Video Premiere: Joe Martin “Alone in Valentine”

February 26, 2026 Andrew Frolish 1

Here is the title track from Joe Martin’s forthcoming album, “Alone in Valentine”. Recorded in Nashville last summer, the album was created with the help of Cal Campbell and Cornelius Webb, sons of the country legends […]

Classic Americana Albums: Bobbie Gentry “The Delta Sweete”

February 25, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Another in our series of occasional Features looks at one of the great unsung albums of the 60s. After the fanfare of recording a #1 hit single in Ode to Billy Joe, in 1968 Bobbie Gentry […]

Artwork for Eric bib album "One Mississippi"

Eric Bibb “One Mississippi”

February 25, 2026 Andrew Lefley 1

An album which opens your eyes and ears to what can be done within the blues idiom and just to its leftfield. Eric Bibb is not one of the number of young guitar-based hotshots that are […]

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Leon Russell - Will O’ The Wisp
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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

March 6, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

March 6, 2026 0

A gentle soul-searching album that will appeal to fans of John Prine and James Taylor. There are several artists, it seems, who go by the name of Sam Lewis. So, just to be clear, this release, […]

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

March 6, 2026 0

Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

Month: February 2026

Red Rooster Festival announces full list of acts for 2026

The Gated Community “Hope To Hell” – not looking for trouble, and yet it arrives

Video Premiere: Joe Martin “Alone in Valentine”

Classic Americana Albums: Bobbie Gentry “The Delta Sweete”

Eric Bibb “One Mississippi”

Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

Classic Clips: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Mr. Bojangles” – 1970

Our new supporters playlist comes out today – win a pair of weekend tickets to see Katherine Priddy live