Richard Parkinson

New Strand Of Oaks album ” Miracle Focus” due June

April 8, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Strand of Oaks, aka Tim Showalter, has announced the release on 7th June of their/his latest album, ‘Miracle Focus’, via Western Vinyl. Since the release of its predecessor, ‘In Heaven’ (2021), which received a glowing review […]

John Moreland drops surprise new album “Visitor”

April 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Moreland has dropped his surprise new album ‘Visitor’, digitally, on his label Old Omens via Thirty Tigers. A physical release will follow on 31st May. Recorded after a year in isolation from the […]

Miko Marks to release deluxe version of “Feel Like Going Home”

April 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Miko Marks has announced that a deluxe version of her acclaimed 2022 album ‘Feel Like Going Home’ will be released on 19th April via Red Tone Records. Marks’ sound blends americana, blues, southern rock, and gospel. […]

Amigo The Devil announces UK and Ireland July tour dates

April 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

US singer-songwriter Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has announced a short tour of the UK and the Republic of Ireland in July. He will be accompanied by his band promoting his most recent studio album […]

Preview: Ben Glover to release “And The Sun Breaks Through The Sky” later this month

April 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Ben Glover, the Northern Irish singer-songwriter, has announced the release of his latest album ‘And The Sun Breaks Through The Sky’ on 26th April. The record will be released on Goldrush Records. The album is Glover’s […]

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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 – […]

Interviews

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 […]

Interviews

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 […]

Videos

Video: Sergeant Buzfuz “Theresa McKee”

May 27, 2020 0

This lively new release from Sergeant Buzfuz tells the story of a pregnant factory worker. It’s an immediately engaging, upbeat, foot-tapping burst of energy. Acoustic guitar and mandolin shimmer brightly on the first single from their […]

Album Reviews

Peter Rowan “Calling You From My Mountain – A Bluegrass Journey”

July 22, 2022 0

If you ever doubted bluegrass’s continuing relevance then this is the album to hear. The rollicking take on Woody Guthrie’s ‘New York Town’ that starts ‘Calling You From My Mountain’ proves that Peter Rowan’s voice is […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Rosali

August 20, 2024 2

Rosali are a band: singer, songwriter and guitarist Rosali Middleman likes to stress this in her interviews. But it’s a band that very definitely revolves around Middleman, her brilliant songwriting and strong but still ethereal voice. […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

New Strand Of Oaks album ” Miracle Focus” due June

John Moreland drops surprise new album “Visitor”

Miko Marks to release deluxe version of “Feel Like Going Home”

Amigo The Devil announces UK and Ireland July tour dates

Preview: Ben Glover to release “And The Sun Breaks Through The Sky” later this month

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