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AUK’s Chain Gang: Guy Clark “Cold Dog Soup”

April 21, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Connections between James McMurtry, last week’s AUK Chaingang link, and Guy Clark – no longer with us, but who started out writing around 20-25 years before – are multiple and powerful. Both are key figures in […]

10 songs for lovers of great writing

April 20, 2020 Mark Underwood 1

Mark Underwood continues his irregular feature on music by great songwriters with great lyrics, this time taking you through classics from the likes of Guy Clark, Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams.

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Madison Cunningham

April 20, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here at AUK, we are posting regular ‘mini-gigs’ – a chance for you to see live performances from great artists while being socially distant from them. These little connections keep us going, folks. For today’s instalment, […]

AUK Mini-Gig: Paul McClure

April 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We’ll end a week of mini-gigs with ‘Unremarkable Me’ by Paul McClure. This song was recorded in one take by McClure as part of his ‘House Music Sessions’ at 6:00am before the children were awake because, […]

Studio Life: Kerri Watt

April 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

You may have seen Kerri Watt performing at various festivals, including Glastonbury, Celtic Connections and the Cambridge Folk Festival. You may have heard her on Bob Harris’s BBC Radio 2 show. You may have seen her […]

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Gang of Four Entertainment!
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan A much overlooked album
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Jesse Malin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 10th November 2019

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

April 29, 2026 0

New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released three […]

Mildred “Fenceline”

April 29, 2026 0

Sensitive sounds carry poetic lyrics and encourage deeper reflections on meaning. Mildred is a four-piece band from Oakland, CA, with members: Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar), Jack Schrott (vocals, guitar), Matt Palmquist (vocals, bass, woodwinds) or […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

April 29, 2026 0

We’re heading towards the Summer now, May Day falls this week, and the obvious thing would be to offer you, valued reader, a swathe of music that touches on those themes of rebirth and the explosion […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Guy Clark “Cold Dog Soup”

10 songs for lovers of great writing

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Madison Cunningham

AUK Mini-Gig: Paul McClure

Studio Life: Kerri Watt

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

Mildred “Fenceline”

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

Rock legend Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album at 79

Natalie Jane Hill “Hopeful Woman”