Features
Small Venue Heroes: Grateful Fred’s
As we have seen, the Small Venue Heroes feature has, over the last year or so, done what it set out to do. It has given a nod of appreciation to those current artists who, whilst […]
Features
Features
Americana Bedrock – Paul Butterfield
Ornette Coleman once said that “Music is not a style. It’s an idea.” Can there possibly be a better way to define the amorphous shape shifter referred to as “americana?” Often defined as “to the left […]
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Guy Clark “Texas, 1947”
Last week’s Chain saw Helen Jones take us seamlessly from Biloxi to Houston via the lyrics of Hiss Golden Messenger’s ‘Biloxi’ which references the Texas city that with a population of around 2.4 million is the USA’s […]
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The Song Remains: Rab Noakes (1947 – 2022)
A proud Fifer and Trade Unionist and, also, a superb musician. Rab Noakes who died suddenly on Friday, aged 75, was a much loved and hugely admired touchstone of the Scottish music scene with a career […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Judy Collins & The Boston Pops “Both Sides Now” Boston Symphony Hall 1976
Judy Collins is probably the best interpreter of songs not written by her in the world of folk and americana. Whilst she has of course written some excellent songs herself such as “My Father”, “Fishermen Song” […]