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About Richard Parkinson
London based self-diagnosed music junkie with tastes extending to all points of big tent americana and beyond. Fan of acts and songs rather than genres.
Interviews

Tales from the Long Road: Down the road with Jess Williamson

September 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
AUK got some time to talk with singer-songwriter Jess Williamson as she travelled down from Leeds to London.  This sort of journey is nothing for Williamson who regularly drives between her twin bases of Los Angeles […]
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Eric Bibb announces new studio album “In The Real World”

September 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Eric Bibb has announced the release of “In The Real World”, his latest album via Stony Plain Records which lands on 18th October 2024.  It follows the blues troubadour’s Grammy-nominated 2023 studio release, “Ridin’” and the […]
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North London’s Red Sky July announce release of first album for eight years

September 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
15 years since they formed and eight since their last album, North London trio Red Sky July have announced the release of their fourth album “Misty Morning” for February 2025. Since the release of  “Red Sky […]
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Martin Harley to release new album with tour dates to support

August 30, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Martin Harley has announced his first solo album in five years, “Morning Sun”.for release on 18th October 2024 via Del Mundo Records.  Harley has also announced some tour dates in Ocotber,November and Decembe […]
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Andrew Combs “Dream Pictures”

August 29, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Andrew Combs’ sixth album celebrates new-found contentment. “Dream Pictures” is Andrew Combs’ sixth album and his second for Loose following on from “Sundays” (2022). While its predecessor’s mood was dark following a pandemic era breakdown, “Dream […]

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Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

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Jason Isbell live February 14th, 2014
Features

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

April 1, 2026 1
Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]
Album Reviews

Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0
Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]
Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

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  • Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026
  • The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”
  • Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

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Jolie Holland “Highway 72” – not looking for pity…

September 8, 2023 1
LA-based artist Jolie Holland will release her new album ‘Haunted Mountain‘ on October 6th, and today’s new song,  a duet with friend and collaborator Buck Meek, is taken from it.  ‘Highway 72‘ is a road-weary tune […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Tommy Prine + Old Man Boom, The Portland Arms, Cambridge – 3rd September 2023

September 21, 2023 1
Released in June, ‘This Far South’, Tommy Prine’s debut, has been one of my albums of the summer.  It’s been a constant soundtrack to my lazy days and long evenings.  Co-produced by Gena Johnson and Ruston […]
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Suzanne Vega “Alley” – or allies?

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Continuing our theme from last week of Big Names, and few stand higher than Suzanne Vega (she’s the same height as Bob Dylan, and if 1.69m is good enough for Bob, then it’s good enough for […]

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