Andrew Frolish

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Jeff Karoub

April 6, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

It’s been great to see how artists of all genres have responded to these strange times with live streams, house concerts and collaborations over the internet. Here at AUK, we have been regularly publishing ‘mini-gigs’ from […]

Video: Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding “Last Flight Out”

April 6, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is a fascinating, dream-like animated video from Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding. Alongside song-writer, Dawson, the band consist of respected members of the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene: vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, drummer Charles […]

Video: Pavey Ark “Cuckoo”

April 6, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Let’s begin the week with a chorus that came to Pavey Ark’s song-writer, Neil Thomas, in the middle of a dream shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration. Thomas explains: “In the dream, I was floating over a map […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Jess Guise

April 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

These are strange times and many are isolating or just feel isolated. To help life the gloom and spread some joy, we have been asking some of our favourite artists to record exclusive ‘mini-gigs’, performing just […]

Studio Life: Jonathan Hultén

April 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Jonathan Hultén has just released his debut solo album, ‘Chants From Another Place’. It’s mesmerising music inspired by acapella folk and church choir compositions. Hultén says the album, which was recorded in his own studio in […]

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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Kathleen Edwards “Total Freedom” (Dualtone Records, 2020)

August 5, 2020 0

In 2014, having released four studio albums, Kathleen Edwards returned home from yet another promotional tour for her 2012 album, ‘Voyageur’, put away her guitar and stepped back from the business. The hamster wheel of writing/recording/touring/repeat […]

Tracks

Izzy Heltai “Marching Song” – Listen

April 2, 2019 0

Izzy Heltai likes to get his music out there – hence his upcoming tour has 20 dates across April and May, unfortunately for us all in the States. It’s a lot of travelling, and a lot […]

Album Reviews

Jim White “Misfit’s Jubilee”

December 23, 2020 0

Acid trip Cowboy delivers plenty of whimsy but not a lot of wow The Americana maverick Jim White returns with what he has described as his ‘most upbeat, hallucinogenic record to date’. ‘Misfit’s Jubilee’ certainly lives […]

Articles by Andrew Frolish

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Jeff Karoub

Video: Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding “Last Flight Out”

Video: Pavey Ark “Cuckoo”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Jess Guise

Studio Life: Jonathan Hultén

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share