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The Deep Dark Woods announce new album “Broadside Ballads Vol III” and May UK tour dates

March 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Deep Dark Woods have announced the latest in their series of traditional music releases, ‘Broadside Ballads Vol. III’, which comes out on 3rd May 2024 on Victory Pool Records. Following ‘Vol II’, an EP released […]

Sara Petite returns to UK for April tour

March 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Currently nominated for three San Diego music awards, one as artist and two for last year’s album, ‘The Empress’, Sara Petite returns to the UK for a two-week tour in April. Petite will be accompanied by […]

Giant Sand release 25 year anniversary reissue “Chore of Enchantment”, UK dates next month

March 11, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Fire Records has announced the reissue of Giant Sand’s ‘Chore Of Enchantment’, a quarter of a century after its original release on Thrill Jockey / Loose. The final output of the trio, the album features main […]

Preview: Dan Stuart “Marlowe’s Revenge” UK tour begins next week

March 8, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Dan Stuart as his alter ego Marlowe Billings (or vice versa) returns to the UK for a series of dates next week. The sets will feature songs from his solo career and the Green On Red […]

Rain Parade announces deluxe reissue of debut LP and UK dates

March 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Rain Parade has announced a deluxe 2xLP reissue of their classic 1983 debut album, ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’ on Label 51 with a release date of 26th April. The band was part of the late […]

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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: 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 […]

Album Reviews

The Old North “Spaces EP”

July 5, 2022 0

Four-track EP showcases versatility of Boston three piece. The Old North is a three-piece band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The band’s strategy has been to break down an album into several different pieces ahead of a […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Big in Iowa

September 9, 2025 5

Update 17/10/2025 Since this article was published we have had messages to let us know that both Bob Burns and David “Rick” House have passed away. The latter just a few days ago. So this piece […]

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The Moon Shells “Seaside Asylum” (Casa de Agua, 2019)

August 13, 2019 0

There’s just something special about the combination of fiddle and banjo. When they’re working at the height of their combined powers, they’re able to summon up memories that aren’t even our own. They speak from all […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

The Deep Dark Woods announce new album “Broadside Ballads Vol III” and May UK tour dates

Sara Petite returns to UK for April tour

Giant Sand release 25 year anniversary reissue “Chore of Enchantment”, UK dates next month

Preview: Dan Stuart “Marlowe’s Revenge” UK tour begins next week

Rain Parade announces deluxe reissue of debut LP and UK dates

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