Album Reviews
Joe Nolan “Scrapper”
Great voice, some good playing but the lyrics might be an acquired taste. Joe Nolan has been a songwriter for over a decade, making his first two albums in Nashville with producer Colin Linden. He’s also […]
Articles by Gordon Sharpe
Features
The Other Side of Me: Gordon Sharpe on The Steve Miller Band
Features Editor Clint West writes: When the country went into lockdown, not only were we deprived of the experience of live music, but here at AUK the live reviews also came to an end. To fill […]
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember: The Unknown Singer – The Claichaig Inn somewhere in the 80’s
The true sense of community singing. Great musical nights are a function of many things so if you have had a hard days walking, something to eat and a few beers then you are likely to […]
Album Reviews
Melanie Curran “San Benedito Beach”
An album with promise albeit vocally uneven – marred by a final lapse of taste. Melanie Curran, we are told, is a songwriter, ethnographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the evolution of traditional music in […]
Album Reviews
Jim Byrne “4 Country and Folk Songs”
The latest taster from a respected well-travelled veteran musician. Whatever your view on EP releases they do seem to be more of a thing these days and I guess it’s a clear function of the way […]