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Album Reviews

Graham Stone “Bad News” (Independent, 2019)

March 29, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0
Graham Stone’s sophomore album ‘Bad News’ clearly has a wide range of influences, with rock, blues and up to date folk music finding its way onto the album. The album was recorded in Richmond, Virginia, the […]
AmericanA to Z

AmericanA to Z – Nanci Griffith

March 6, 2019 Elise Kennedy 2
With twenty albums under her belt Nanci Griffith is by no means an unknown artist; singing what she classes a folkabilly, she writes with a confessional style, and with her voice, which is made for folk […]
Album Reviews

Anton & The Colts “No End of the Line” (Independent, 2018)

February 28, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0
After four years of gigging around Scotland, Anton & The Colts decided to release their debut album last September. ‘No End of the Line’ draws on various influences with bluesy guitar riffs and a bit of soul […]
Live Reviews

Ferris & Sylvester, The Poetry Club, Glasgow, Tuesday 5th February 2019

February 11, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0
Glasgow’s Poetry Club is a great place for an intimate gig. With a sold-out crowd of 125, it was the perfect venue for the second night of Ferris & Sylvester’s first headline tour.  The duo of […]
Album Reviews

Sean McConnell “Secondhand Smoke” (Big Picnic Records, 2019)

February 5, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0
It is probably too early in the year to think about what your album of the year is, but it would be safe to say that Sean McConnell’s new album ‘Secondhand Smoke’ will probably end up at […]

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The latest AUK Podcast featuring Dogwood Tales is available now

August 7, 2026 0
This week’s podcast features the band Dogwood Tales in conversation as they wait for their album, Every Star In Rockingham County, to come out on 28th of this month. There’s also a couple of new tracks […]
Tracks

Icarus Phoenix “Choke” – and now I can barely speak

August 7, 2026 0
And to end the week on Tracks we have a new release from Icarus Phoenix, the Baltimore-based, Montana/Utah-rooted band led by Drew Danburry.  Choke is a song that Drew tells us “is about running away from […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Izzie Walsh “I Need You More”

August 7, 2026 0
Here is the moody new video from Manchester singer-songwriter Izzie Walsh. Full of unresolved musical and lyrical tension, I Need You More is an emotive, atmospheric song, featuring a powerful performance from Walsh. Opening with delicate finger-picked […]

  • The latest AUK Podcast featuring Dogwood Tales is available now
  • Icarus Phoenix “Choke” – and now I can barely speak
  • Video Premiere: Izzie Walsh “I Need You More”
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs
  • Bird “Held Here Together”
  • Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026
  • Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”
  • Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album
  • Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Album Reviews

Daniel Martin Moore “Turned Over To Dreams” (Sofaburn Records, 2017)

August 7, 2017 0
Almost an album of lullabies, Turned Over To Dreams was recorded after Kentucky writer Moore discovered that close friends of his had used one of his previous albums to lull their child to sleep. A singer […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Adam Klein “Low Flyin’ Planes”

November 9, 2020 0
This excellent video premiere is the title track and final release from from last year’s Adam Klein album, ‘Low Flyin’ Planes’.   Klein’s gentle strum and clean, melodic vocals bring to mind classic folk singer-songwriters like Townes […]
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Elvis Costello to release six disc set “King Of America & Other Realms”

September 17, 2024 0
Elvis Costello has announced the release of “King Of America & Other Realms”, a six-disc Super Deluxe Edition box set, which celebrates and explores the songwriter’s lifelong love, fascination, and influence of American music, spanning his […]

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