For The Sake Of The Song

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[ April 22, 2026 ] Steep Canyon Rangers “Roll Of The Dice” – let the bones roll where they will Tracks
[ April 22, 2026 ] Video Premiere: Whitney Walker “Solar Princess” Videos
[ April 21, 2026 ] Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country Interviews
[ April 21, 2026 ] Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November News
[ April 21, 2026 ] Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind” Tracks

For the Sake of the Song: Steve Young “Rock, Salt & Nails”

April 21, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 1

Before embarking on this feature, to avoid duplication, I conducted a search on ‘Steve Young’, on the AUK website and was surprised to find there are precious few recent pieces devoted to someone who was surely […]

For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

April 13, 2026 Chas Lacey 2

Around 4pm on 22nd May 2018 I was standing in line outside the London Stadium, waiting for the gates to open for a Rolling Stones show. The wait was made more tolerable by virtue of being […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Joy Williams “Until The Levee”

April 7, 2026 Andy Short 0

Before we explore this particular song, here is a little history lesson, a refresher for some, no doubt, but it all gives context for what is about to transpire. The Civil Wars were awarded two Grammys […]

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 A.Francis Tritico 1

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

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Steep Canyon Rangers “Roll Of The Dice” – let the bones roll where they will

April 22, 2026 0

Gearing up for the release of their fifteenth studio album; not counting the collaborations with renowned bluegrass banjoist Steve Martin, the Steep Canyon Rangers: Graham Sharp (banjo, vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin/mandola, vocals), Aaron Burdett (guitar, vocals), […]

Video Premiere: Whitney Walker “Solar Princess”

April 22, 2026 0

Solar Princess, the brand new single from Whitney Walker, is unpredictable and compelling, bursting with musical freedom. Propelled forward by dramatic drumming from Robert Mitchell, there’s a great sense of urgency and dynamic energy. Meanwhile, Walker’s words […]

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]