Essentials
Essentials: Top 10 Brandy Clark Songs
As great as a songwriter Brandy Clark is for others, It’s a stark reminder of the cruelty of the Nashville machine that she almost didn’t pursue a career as a solo artist at all: when she […]
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The Song Remains: John Mayall (1933 – 2024)
Maybe he wasn’t americana but we wouldn’t have americana without his example. It is difficult to overstate the influence that John Mayall, who passed away at home surrounded by his family on 22nd July, had on […]
AUK Mini-Gigs
Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kevin Daniel
If ever there was a musician made to play one of AUK’s exclusive mini-gigs, that would be Kevin Daniel. This is a musician I’d go to see anytime he has a gig that’s within reasonable driving […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Kevin Daniel
As singer and the song, Kevin Daniel is happy for a while, conceivably forever. Kevin Daniel has had the full experience of a musician’s life from the bottom looking up in his 37 years on the […]
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For the Sake of the Song: John Hartford “In Tall Buildings”
Who would have thought such an innocuous title could resonate so deeply? I first heard this song when Hannah Read performed it as she opened for John Smith at Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in […]