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John Prine Tribute – ‘He Was In Heaven Before He Died’, Jazz Café, London, 8th December 2020

December 23, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

Before this expertly curated evening was put together its promoter, the mutli-talented instrumentalist and musician, Joe Harvey-Whyte, said the world could be divided into two camps: “those who love John Prine’s music and those who’ve yet […]

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Two intimate and socially distanced tributes to John Prine at the Jazz Cafe

October 26, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

Just over two weeks ago it was John Prine’s birthday (October the 10th). It’s a measure of the extreme affection in which he’s still held – and the impact his untimely passing had on so many […]

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Features

10 Americana songs with great lyrics

September 14, 2020 Mark Underwood 9

Mark Underwood continues with the fifth in his irregular feature on music by great songwriters with great lyrics, this time taking you through classics from the likes of Amy Speace, Alejandro Escovedo, Neil Young and Gretchen […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Joshua Hedley “This Time”

September 1, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

Last week’s Chain Gang included a somewhat circuitous discussion of songs and albums titled ‘The Mountain’, resulting in Benjamin Tod’s version of the Steve Earle song of the same name.

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Interview: Richard Davies talks about his new album and creativity under Covid

August 11, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

A favourite lockdown release of 2020 and an album that’s rarely off the decks at AUK Towers is Richard Davies and the Dissidents’ debut album, ‘Human Traffic’.  From the rollicking “grab-life -by-the-scruff-of-the-neck” title track to the […]

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Waco Brothers “The Men That God Forgot”

March 31, 2023 0

Country-Punk veterans hit the right note for today’s world. Billed as country-punk, the Waco Brothers new album is rooted in punk but its country influences are harder to hear. That said, ‘The Men God Forgot’  does […]

Album Reviews

AUK Shortcuts March 2023: Frances Luke Accord, Nicholas Johnson, Seamus Foley, Taradiddle, Nashville Ambient Ensemble, Brigid O’Neill and Daniel Meade…

March 31, 2023 0

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

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Robert Jon & The Wreck “One Of A Kind”

March 31, 2023 0

Robert Jon & The Wreck deliver a classic EP with new label and name producers. Robert Jon & The Wreck are a hard rocking band from Southern California but, if their sound is anything to by, […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 20

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

November 22, 2022 18

AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly released […]

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Interview: Elliott Landy on a new book of The Band photographs and the independence that Kickstarter brings

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Something for the weekend: The Milk Carton Kids “Starshine”

News
March 31, 2023 0

That’s it for us for another week dear reader and we leave you with another song to be released from the forthcoming album from California’s Milk Carton Kids, ‘I Only See The Moon‘, which will be […]

Peggy Seeger “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – Subject singing

Tracks
March 31, 2023 0

What an incredible thing – to be the inspiration for ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face‘ – and to hear it sung by it’s author Ewan McColl just the once – and that down […]

Waco Brothers “The Men That God Forgot”

Album Reviews
March 31, 2023 0

Country-Punk veterans hit the right note for today’s world. Billed as country-punk, the Waco Brothers new album is rooted in punk but its country influences are harder to hear. That said, ‘The Men God Forgot’  does […]

The First Time: Keith Hargreaves – The Specials, Madness etc. Camden Electric Ballroom – 21st July 1979

Features
March 31, 2023 0

I was fifteen. I knew nothing… at all. Desperate to attend a gig in London my mate Maz persuaded his sister who lived in a commune in Kings Cross to get some tickets. Maz was a […]

AUK Shortcuts March 2023: Frances Luke Accord, Nicholas Johnson, Seamus Foley, Taradiddle, Nashville Ambient Ensemble, Brigid O’Neill and Daniel Meade…

Album Reviews
March 31, 2023 0

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

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