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Preview: Bill Kirchen arrives in UK next week for Around the World in 50 Days tour

October 24, 2023 Mark Whitfield 2

Telecaster master Bill Kirchen is heading back to the UK from next week as part of his Around the World in 50 Days tour. Via Australia and Holland, the ex-Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen […]

Preview: The Dead South arrive in UK for dates this week ahead of new album “Chains & Stakes”

October 23, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Following on from the release of their joint covers EPs ‘Easy Listening for Jerks, Parts I & II’ early last year, which saw them reinvent classic rock anthems in their own distinctive bluegrass direction, four-piece acoustic set […]

Our Man in the Field exclusive listening party for AUK readers – this Thursday!

October 16, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

We have long been fans of Our Man In The Field aka singer/songwriter and actor Alex Ellis, and as we announced last week, in advance of a run of tour dates over the coming months, OMITF […]

Preview: Robbie Cavanagh announces Tough Love UK dates

October 12, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Some of you may have caught Manchester’s Robbie Cavanagh at The Long Road Festival or The British Country Music Festival over the summer this year, but if you didn’t fear not as the singer-songwriter is taking […]

Preview: Award-winning Sheffield songwriter Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys starts UK tour tomorrow

October 11, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Award-winning Sheffield songwriter Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys lick off 8 live dates across the UK starting tomorrow night in Saltaire. The singer-songwriter and mother of two has already made her mark in the world […]

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The Milk Carton Kids to tour UK and Ireland in January 2027

April 27, 2026 0

The Milk Carton Kids will return to the UK and Ireland for a run of headline dates in January 2027, including London’s Barbican Centre, Bristol Beacon, Manchester’s Albert Hall, Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. […]

Little Sparta “The Telling of the Truth”

April 27, 2026 0

The new release by Little Sparta takes Mekons collaboration in directions old and new. After 26 years at work and 20 years since their first release, veteran Alan D. Boyd’s project Little Sparta just put out […]

Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0

David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0

At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0

Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

Album Reviews

Mountain Climer “Before You Turn Out the Lights”

May 2, 2025 0

Slice of life storytelling and deft genre hopping keep Mountain Climer’s latest fresh and intriguing. Mountain Climer is the alias of Indiana native singer-songwriter Jeremy Climer. “Before You Turn Out the Lights” moves beyond Climer’s pop […]

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Various Artists “Life’s What You Make It”

May 12, 2022 0

Hit and Miss affair on triple album of covers. Over the last couple of years we’ve seen a significant increase in the “covers album” and whilst there have been some outstanding examples, Emma Swift’s take on […]

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Video Premiere: Anya Hinkle “Devil Chasin’ Me”

March 26, 2024 1

Check out the latest single from North Carolina singer-songwriter Anya Hinkle. There’s a compelling sense of urgency in the great rhythms of ‘Devil Chasin’ Me’, based on River Guerguerian’s hypnotic percussion, that brings to mind journeys […]

Preview: Bill Kirchen arrives in UK next week for Around the World in 50 Days tour

Preview: The Dead South arrive in UK for dates this week ahead of new album “Chains & Stakes”

Our Man in the Field exclusive listening party for AUK readers – this Thursday!

Preview: Robbie Cavanagh announces Tough Love UK dates

Preview: Award-winning Sheffield songwriter Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys starts UK tour tomorrow

The Milk Carton Kids to tour UK and Ireland in January 2027

Little Sparta “The Telling of the Truth”

Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

Matthew Payne “Better Times”

Old Crow Medicine Show “My Side Of The Mountain” – living in the past?