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Essentials: The top 10 Lee Hazlewood songs

August 12, 2021 Sean Hannam 0

When NME reviewed Lee Hazlewood’s 1973 album, ‘Poet, Fool or Bum’, the journalist famously wrote a one-word critique, ‘Bum.’ Sure, it’s not one of his best records, and although Hazlewood was arguably all three of those […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “One Fair Summer Evening”

August 11, 2021 Jonathan Smith 13

Quality songcraft and small club ambience. A smattering of crowd noise, then a quiet voice announces “Y’all welcome…Nanci Griffith”, and we’re spirited back to a warm Texas night in 1988, at the Anderson Fair, an old […]

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Stuart Warburton

August 11, 2021 Clint West 0

Our Week 4 guest on the Twang Factor 2 is a singer-songwriter from Bury whose songs are characterised by sharp observation, an earthy honesty and a dose of wry humour. Having fronted cult rockabilly outfit The […]

A Night to Remember (and one to forget): Two sides of Van Morrison

August 10, 2021 Tim Martin 11

The gig going experience is often about factors unrelated to the music. After 20 years with M.E. I have learnt that standing up for two hours to watch something indifferent is not for me, and to […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Steve Earle “Johnny Come Lately”

August 9, 2021 Rich Orpin 1

Freehold, New Jersey, and San Antonio, Texas, are separated by nearly 1,800 miles, occupy different timezones and typically differ by around 10 degrees celsius during summer. Nonetheless, one young troubadour starting out in Texas found inspiration […]

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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 0

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 […]

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

May 19, 2026 0

Highly regarded Canadian folkies continue to impress with album number seven. Formed in 2005, Canadian folkies The Fugitives have, over the subsequent eleven years, garnered themselves quite a reputation for delivering memorable live shows full of […]

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

May 19, 2026 0

Old Crow Medicine Show will release their new record Union Made on 5th June 2026 with Hartland Records via Firebird Music. The album finds the two-time Grammy-winning string band reflecting upon the people, places, and stories […]

Essentials: The top 10 Lee Hazlewood songs

Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “One Fair Summer Evening”

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Stuart Warburton

A Night to Remember (and one to forget): Two sides of Van Morrison

AUK’s Chain Gang: Steve Earle “Johnny Come Lately”

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

Dirt Road Souls “(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine”

More People Really Should Know About: Todd Day Wait