Andy Short

Leland and the Silver Wells “Riverboat”

April 11, 2024 Andy Short 0

Fireflies and moonlit skies. Leland And The Silver Wells’ fifth album ‘Riverboat’ threatens to be the masterpiece we at AUK have been waiting for. The Los Angeles-based band led by painter and photographer Leland Ettinger bring […]

Eric Bibb “Live at the Scala Theatre Stockholm”

April 3, 2024 Andy Short 0

The whole world has got the blues. Critically acclaimed Grammy nominee Eric Bibb is back with a new live album recorded in Stockholm, an entertaining collection of songs from his extensive career. Along with his compositions, […]

More People Really Should Know About: Dan Webster

March 21, 2024 Andy Short 0

Dan Webster has been playing live music since he was fifteen. His first album ‘The Other Side of Brightness’ was released in 2003. Webster is still making fine music today. He has a loyal fan base, […]

artwork for ISMAY album "Desert "Pavement"

ISMAY “Desert Pavement”

March 6, 2024 Andy Short 0

Thought-provoking folk across rural California. There is an old saying that you should write about what you know. ISMAY does this in an engaging and compelling way. ISMAY is Avery Hellman, a Bay Area native who […]

Artwork for Casper McWade album "Something for the Pain"

Casper McWade “Something for the Pain”

February 23, 2024 Andy Short 0

Feeling no pain at all. Recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornilo, Texas, Casper McWade brings us “Something for the Pain” a ten song collection of outlaw country produced by his good friend Cody Jinks (Josh Thompson). […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 0

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

Articles by Andy Short

Leland and the Silver Wells “Riverboat”

Eric Bibb “Live at the Scala Theatre Stockholm”

More People Really Should Know About: Dan Webster

ISMAY “Desert Pavement”

Casper McWade “Something for the Pain”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates

All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December