Andy Short

More People Really Should Know About: Rita Bliss

May 6, 2025 Andy Short 0

In the summer of 2024, AUK writer Paul Kerr reviewed an album that whetted his appetite from a talented banjo player based in Texas. The album “Peaches and Apple Pies” was highly recommended. This coincided with a […]

Artwork for Only Child album Holy Ghosts

Only Child “Holy Ghosts”

April 17, 2025 Andy Short 3

A resurrection from the haunting ghosts. Alan O’Hare has produced critically acclaimed music as the band Only Child for over a decade. Recorded at the Crosstown Studios in Liverpool and produced by studio owner Jon Lawton, […]

Album art for Bluest Sky album "Homegrown"

The Bluest Sky “Homegrown”

April 16, 2025 Andy Short 0

Six of the best under a clear blue sky. A mini-album is a somewhat unusual concept. On the one hand, it gives the listener a taster of what may be to come on a complete outing; […]

Grey DeLisle “The Grey Album”

March 31, 2025 Andy Short 0

Grey DeLisle is back with a collection of traditional country story songs. Grey DeLisle is a prolific songwriter. However, it was the isolation of the 2020 lockdown that allowed her to regain the spark and produce […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Gordon Lightfoot “Early Morning Rain”

March 24, 2025 Andy Short 8

If the measure of a song is how often it is covered, then ‘Early Morning Rain’ by Gordon Lightfoot would be high in the chart. Factor in the calibre of the musicians who have embraced the […]