News

Our latest posts

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 […]

Russ Tolman “Streets Of Denim” –

September 9, 2026 0

Russ Tolman you may recall from his time in the Paisley Underground associated band True West, or his later solo work. Today’s new tune touched on both of those possibilities, as Streets Of Denim is […]

Video Premiere: SJ Mortimer “Don’t Underestimate Me”

September 9, 2026 0

Check out the dramatic new single SJ Mortimer. The follow-up to previous single, Late Bloomer, Don’t Underestimate Me features energetic, driving instrumentation, which provides an exhilarating backing for Mortimer’s forceful vocal performance. Her voice is the […]

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0

Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]