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10 songs about the other side of Nashville

December 8, 2020 Clint West 6

Nashville is the state capital and largest city in Tennessee. The city itself has a population of 690,000 but if you include the metropolitan area around the city, that rises to around two million people. For […]

Forgotten Artists – Dory Previn

December 8, 2020 Rick Bayles 10

Today’s FORGOTTEN ARTISTS article brings you something a little different from AUK writer Gordon Sharpe. Here, Gordon takes a look at the career of one of the great lyricists of American music. Dorothy, ‘Dory’, Veronica Previn […]

The Twang Factor: Cast your vote to decide the winner

December 7, 2020 Clint West 0

Over the last ten weeks we are proud to have brought to you ten new/and or emerging artists. The standard has been incredibly high, but there can be only one winner and that, cherished readers, is […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen “Rhinestoned”

December 7, 2020 Helen Jones 1

I was scratching my head a little upon seeing our last Chain Gang entry – ‘Possum Ran Over My Grave’ by Jesse Dayton – about just which direction to go in next. One option would be […]

Jingle Bells Friday – is it too late to make the pudding?

December 4, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Oh, it’s starting to get close now – all the signs are there. The lights. The vans delivering all the presents. Lockdown 2 is over. Christmas is within touching distance. And it’s Friday which can only […]

Flying Burrito Brothers, Amsterdam 1970, L-R: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Bernie Leadon

Essentials: The Top 10 country-soul songs

July 30, 2026 2

As a teenager, I would have been very sniffy about both country and soul music. However, years have made me wiser, and I now fully appreciate them both. Country-soul is a great hybrid, with soul lending […]

Hadnot Creek “The End of the Road”

July 30, 2026 0

Late beginnings, hard-earned wisdom and songs that find grace amid life’s darker corners. Robert Sawrey’s story inevitably shapes the way The End of the Road is heard. Recording under the name Hadnot Creek, he only began […]

The Truffle Boys live at the Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham - 21st July 2026

Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026

July 30, 2026 0

There is a particular kind of pleasure in listening to crackly vinyl, hearing the ghosts of bluegrass and honky-tonk pioneers through layers of hiss and surface noise. But those records can sometimes leave you wondering what […]