Andrew Frolish

Video: Jake Ian “The Bloodshot Sun”

January 19, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a memorable new song from Canadian singer-songwriter Jake Ian. ‘The Bloodshot Sun’ features classic songcraft, a beautiful, fluent piano melody and Ian’s characterful vocal, which is gorgeously warm and intimate. Towards the end, the music […]

Video Premiere: The Goddamsels “Better Than”

January 18, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here are The Goddamsels, lost in the music, absorbed in their performance of ‘Better Than’ – it’s a joy to watch. The voices of Canadian singer-songwriters Mallory Chipman and Frédrique “Freddi” MacDougall combine beautifully. Each delivers […]

Video Premiere: Tylor and The Train Robbers “I Ain’t the Only One”

January 17, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the upbeat new single from Idaho-based Tylor and The Train Robbers. ‘I Ain’t the Only One’ has a fabulous groove that makes you want to move, thanks to the energetic percussion from Tommy Bushman […]

Video Premiere: Samuel Wilbur “Good on Paper” (Feat. Katie Burton)

January 16, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1

By day, Samuel Wilbur is a social studies teacher; by night, he immerses himself in the dream of being a musician. Latest single ‘Good on Paper’ is an absorbing example of Wilbur’s fine songcraft and his […]

Video Premiere: Malcolm MacWatt “Out On the Western Plain” (feat. Pat McManus)

January 15, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1

Check out the latest video from Scotland’s Malcolm MacWatt. ‘Out On the Western Plain’ was originally a Lead Belly song but it was the Rory Gallagher version that inspired MacWatt, whose re-imagining of the song emphasises the […]

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0

In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

July 1, 2026 0

The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took […]

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

July 1, 2026 1

Unfashionable but influential collaborative indie singer-songwriter enjoys a career-spanning retrospective following her untimely death earlier this year. Lynn Blakey was not a name that gained a great deal of traction commercially but she was an influential […]

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