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[ May 15, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime” Tracks
[ May 15, 2026 ] Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty” Album Reviews
[ May 15, 2026 ] Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community” Book Reviews
[ May 15, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010 Classic Clips
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Josiah brings his Bonnevilles with him for his latest album

February 17, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Josiah and the Bonnevilles have announced that he has signed with Rounder Records and will release the new album, As Is, on May 8th. The 10-song collection was co-produced by Josiah Leming and Konrad Snyder, and […]

Sarah McQuaid shares dates for extensive North Europe and UK tours

February 16, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Sarah McQuaid certainly works hard and has just announced an extensive spring-summer EU and UK tour which, to her credit, takes in many places that are outside the main touring circuit. The sets on the dates […]

Preview: Blues guitarist extraordinaire Samantha Fish heads to UK for dates

February 13, 2026 Mark Whitfield 1

As regular readers will know, our delicate ears can’t cope with too much noise these days but one artist we are prepared to turn our hearing-aids up for is Kansas City, Missouri’s Samantha Smith who in […]

The latest AUK Podcast now live featuring not one but two interviews!

February 13, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1

No bad luck here as Keith talks to Twang Factor winner Maggie May Treanor and Curation Records’ Sunday Mourners. Another double header this week and it’s two ends of the spectrum as we talk to Maggie […]

The Milk Carton Kids unveil their latest opus in April

February 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Americana folk duo The Milk Carton Kids will release their brand new album, Lost Cause Lover Fool, on April 4th via Far Cry Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers. Renowned for their songwriting, folk sensibilities and […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 11 hours ago
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 6 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]