Andrew Frolish

Video: David Ford & Annie Dressner “Warning Sign”

June 6, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is an incredibly beautiful new song from Annie Dressner and David Ford. Over fluid fingerpicking that rolls and sways through a compelling melody, their voices rise and swell, combining like they were always meant to […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Andrew Frolish

June 1, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Lists such as this are always agonisingly difficult to compile. There’s the aching self-doubt, the lingering sense that you have forgotten something or someone important and regrets over who has been left out. The decisions made […]

Video Premiere: Calling Cadence “Burn These Blues”

June 1, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is an immediately likeable song from Los Angeles-based band Calling Cadence. Every element of ‘Burn These Blues’, and this stripped back performance of the single, just works; from the smooth, warm acoustic bass of Elijah […]

Video Premiere: The Slocan Ramblers “Bury My Troubles”

May 31, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Now, here’s a song that will have you up and dancing, tapping your feet and sharing in the joy that The Slocan Ramblers bring to their performances. This is modern bluegrass at its best: fast-paced, precise […]

Video Premiere: Herman Dune “Black Dog”

May 30, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the premiere of ‘Black Dog’, the first single from Herman Dune’s highly-anticipated new album. This typically moody piece features the voice and guitar of David Ivar, who first started releasing music as Herman Dune […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Articles by Andrew Frolish

Video: David Ford & Annie Dressner “Warning Sign”

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Andrew Frolish

Video Premiere: Calling Cadence “Burn These Blues”

Video Premiere: The Slocan Ramblers “Bury My Troubles”

Video Premiere: Herman Dune “Black Dog”

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”