Richard Parkinson

After too long, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter return to UK/Europe for April tour

January 29, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1

Late last year Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter released their fifth full length album, “Forever, I’ve Been Being Born”, via Southern Lord (USA) and Ideologic Organ (Europe). Awarding it an easily merited 9/10, AUK’s Andy […]

The Handsome Family celebrate 23 years of “Singing Bones” with deluxe reissue and tour

January 28, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The Handsome Family today announce a UK and Irish tour to mark the re-release of their classic album “Singing Bones”. The album was the 6th album from the husband-and-wife outfit of Brett & Rennie Sparks and […]

“Mud Blood Bone”: New album and European/ UK tour dates from Cat Clyde

January 27, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Canadian indie-folk artist Cat Clyde has announced her new album, “Mud Blood Bone”, to be released on 13th March 2026 via Concord Records, as well as a list of European and UK tour dates supporting the […]

Suzie Ungerleider touring UK in April promoting deluxe version of latest album

January 27, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1

Vancouver singer-songwriter Suzie Ungerleider has announced the deluxe edition of her latest album “Among the Evergreens” on 13th March 2026 via MVKA. Ungerleider has also shared a string of UK tour dates in April 2026. “Among […]

Keeping music alive everywhere – MVT Annual Report launched

January 26, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The opulent Raphael Court at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum was the setting for the Music Venue Trust (MVT)’s launch of its 2025 Annual Report on the state of the grassroots music venues in the UK. […]

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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

May 26, 2026 0

A memorable change in direction in this celebration of rural Celtic communities. Leeroy Stagger, born and raised in rural Vancouver Island before moving to southern Alberta, is a prolific artist. Pilgrimage is his thirteenth studio album, […]

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

May 26, 2026 0

This song is on Sheryl Crow’s Wildflower album, released in 2005 to lukewarm critical response. It was a low-key collection of songs – no All I Wanna Do or Soak Up the Sun among them – […]

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Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0

There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 2

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

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Preview: John Calvin Abney heads to UK for dates later this month

January 8, 2024 0

US singer-songwriter John Calvin Abney is kicking off 2024 with a run of much-anticipated tour dates in the UK and Europe. The tour marks Abney’s first trip to the continent since he last visited in 2017 […]

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Video: Avi Kaplan “I’ll Get By”

April 2, 2020 0

Beautifully-shot video and simply lovely music. That pretty much sums up ‘I’ll Get By’ from Avi Kaplan, the title track from his newly-released EP. There’s a neat symbolic concept in the video, which sees Kaplan collecting […]

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Video Premiere: Old Spot “Fly That Red Kite”

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Here is the latest mesmerising single from Old Spot, a brand new duo that was formed to bring traditional Appalachian music to contemporary audiences. Just like watching the circling and soaring birds, ‘Fly That Red Kite’ […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

After too long, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter return to UK/Europe for April tour

The Handsome Family celebrate 23 years of “Singing Bones” with deluxe reissue and tour

“Mud Blood Bone”: New album and European/ UK tour dates from Cat Clyde

Suzie Ungerleider touring UK in April promoting deluxe version of latest album

Keeping music alive everywhere – MVT Annual Report launched

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

Anniversary Cheers: The Handsome Family “Singing Bones”

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson