Richard Parkinson

Neil Young, Kings of Leon, Lumineers headline new three day State Fayre in Essex in June 2026

November 25, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Festival Republic and Live Nation have announced State Fayre, a brand-new major weekend camping festival celebrating rock music, americana, and barbecue, taking place 26th-28th June 2026 in Chelmsford, Essex. The festival, with a capacity of around […]

The Waterboys with Steve Earle to play three big shows for late summer 2026

November 24, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

The Waterboys will perform a series of big dates in Dublin, London and Glasgow in August and September 2026 under the banner The Fisherman’s Blues Revue. The shows will celebrate and explore the music of the […]

Red Rooster Festival reveals the first acts for 2026 and discounted tickets

November 21, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Suffolk’s Red Rooster Festival has announced the first round of acts for its 2026 iteration. As the festival heads towards its 12th edition, it continues to celebrate the best of authentic country, soul, blues and rock […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Richard Parkinson

November 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 6

Every writer faced with distilling the entire history of music into the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time is faced with a need to place some boundaries around the task in order to get some […]

New York based Texan Jana Horn to release self-titled third album in January

November 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Texan songwriter Jana Horn will release her self-titled third album on 16th January 2026 via No Quarter. Most of the ten songs on the new record were written during Horn’s first year of living in New […]

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

May 26, 2026 2

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

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Interviews

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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Video Premiere: Ardentjohn “I Wasn’t There”

November 15, 2019 0

From their fourth album ‘Malin Head‘, available now, this is the new single from Scots outfit Ardentjohn. It’s out on November 22nd and has a great tune, beautiful guitars and is rich in the sort of […]

Album Reviews

Brigitte DeMeyer “Seeker”

March 30, 2021 0

Seamless blend of roots, soul and gospel with top-notch vocals. Many AUK aficionados will be familiar with Brigitte DeMeyers’ music through her highly regarded collaboration with Will Kimbrough, their 2017 release ‘Mockingbird Soul’ scoring 8/10 in […]

Album Reviews

Evan Honer “Everything I Wanted (& more)”

February 16, 2026 0

Radio-friendly country/pop with its aim firmly targeted at the mainstream. After a number of years in California, Evan Honer found himself drawn to Nashville and everything that represents to young, hopeful musicians. Honer, didn’t however, come […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Neil Young, Kings of Leon, Lumineers headline new three day State Fayre in Essex in June 2026

The Waterboys with Steve Earle to play three big shows for late summer 2026

Red Rooster Festival reveals the first acts for 2026 and discounted tickets

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Richard Parkinson

New York based Texan Jana Horn to release self-titled third album in January

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