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Something for the weekend: Parker Millsap with Gillian Welch “Wilderness Within You”

April 14, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
That’s it for another week dear readers and we send you off to the weekend with this just released song from Parker Millsap which finds him on the company of none other than Gillian Welch. ‘Wilderness […]
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Graham Nash announces late summer UK tour dates

April 14, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Following on from AUK’s February news regarding Graham Nash’s first studio album of new material in seven years, titled ‘Now’, which is due for release on May 19th via BMG, Nash has announced his most ambitious […]
News

Laura Cantrell announces her first new album in 9 years and a UK tour

April 13, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
After a nine-year hiatus, Laura Cantrell, a long-beloved presence in the U.S. and international Americana and Roots music scene, is back with a new studio album ‘Just Like A Rose: The Anniversary Sessions’, set to be […]
Interviews

Interview: Bronwynne Brent is picking up on where she left off on her return to the UK

April 11, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Mississippi songwriter is getting ready to pack her bags to complete her 2020 tour after a “short” covid induced intermission. As covid hit our shores back in 2020 and we were on the brink of lockdown, […]
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 Paul Kerr 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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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

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The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

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More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

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artwork for Pete Ham tribute album "Just Look Inside the Cover"

Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”

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Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates

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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 […]
Album Reviews

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 0
The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

July 28, 2026 0
When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

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  • More People Really Should Know About: Hayden
  • Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”
  • Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates
  • Nicole Atkins “Singing In The Mirror” – hey, give yourself a break
  • Video: Lily Seabird “Election Day” – lost in the darkness, searching for the light
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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 […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]

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Heartland rock inspired by deserts with acoustic guitars and stadium aspirations The Artisanals are frontman Johnny Delaware and his collaborator, guitarist Clay Houle, with bassist Eric Mixon and keyboardist Ian Klin, and they play heartland rock, […]
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AmericanA to Z – Kathleen Edwards

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I have a few somewhat niche musical interests: the first – unsurprisingly – is that of the Americana and country genres; the second – also unsurprisingly, since it was the era I grew up in – […]
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Video: The Delines “Left Hook Like Frazier”

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Americana UK-favourites The Delines return with a terrific new single that will get you up and moving and is sure to be a future highlight in their captivating live shows.  “Left Hook Like Frazier” is an […]

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