Richard Parkinson

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck to release traditional collaboration in May 2026

March 25, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

5x Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo supremo Béla Fleck announced The Fiddle and the Drum, a collaborative album celebrating Appalachian bluegrass and folk music to be released on 29th May 2026 via Thirty […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

Stephen Wilson Jr announces UK and European tour dates for autumn 2026

March 20, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Stephen Wilson Jr. has released the latest dates for his Gary The Torch Tour, which, in addition to shows in the US West Coast and Southeast, include a series of UK and European dates. The tour […]

Final album from the late Tucker Zimmerman will be released in June 2026

March 17, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The tragic deaths of Tucker Zimmerman and Marie-Claire, his wife of almost 60 years, in a house fire at their home near Liege, Belgium, earlier this year, occurred not long after Zimmerman’s music had been brought […]

Classic Clips: I’m With Her and Iron & Wine “Overland” – Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA – 24th July 2025

March 13, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

2025 has been a busy year for folk supergroup I’m With Her. The three principals – Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins released their second album “Wild And Clear And Blue” on 9th May. Its […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0

The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

May 11, 2026 0

Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck to release traditional collaboration in May 2026

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

Stephen Wilson Jr announces UK and European tour dates for autumn 2026

Final album from the late Tucker Zimmerman will be released in June 2026

Classic Clips: I’m With Her and Iron & Wine “Overland” – Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA – 24th July 2025

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

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The Krickets “If You Only Knew”