Richard Parkinson

Classic Clips: Conor Oberst, First Aid Kit and James Felice “Lua” Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, 6 October 2017

June 9, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

One of the upsides of festivals is the opportunities presented for collaboration. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is a three-day festival held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on the first weekend in October. For a number of […]

Artwork for Anna St Louis album "In The Air" on Woodsist

Anna St. Louis “In The Air”

June 6, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

Quality vocal and musical arrangements provide a great frame for this fine set of songs. ‘In The Air’ is Anna St Louis’ second full-length album following 2018’s ‘If Only There Was A River’. The intervening years […]

GracieHorse “LA Shit”

May 18, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

‘LA Shit’ is an album that gives a lot in exchange for a deeper listen. GracieHorse is the performing name of Gracie Jackson, formerly of Boston duo Fat Creeps, and ‘LA Shit’ marks her first recording […]

Angus McOg “Cirrus”

April 28, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A record that in the right time, place and mood has a lot to offer. The name Angus Mc Og conjures up images of a cartoon character from a Scottish newspaper; in fact the Daily Record […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Jolie Holland Songs

April 6, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

Ten essential songs by Jolie Holland seemed like a good idea for a piece for AUK but seriously when the time came to choose only 10 songs from her 20 year career the practical impossibility of […]