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Sc4m returns as part of the Rhythm Tree Festival

July 5, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

For nine years sc4m was held annually in Winchester’s Railway pub building up a reputation as one of the best and most intimate Americana/roots music festivals in the UK. This year sc4m relocates to the Isle […]

Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch tour UK in September.

July 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Everyone’s favourite guitar god returns to the UK this September with Stephanie Finch – keyboard maestro of the Mission Express, star of the album ‘Stephanie Finch and the Company Men‘ and…married to Chuck Prophet. It’s described […]

Phosphorescent announce a few UK dates.

July 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

After what has seemed like a very long four years Phosphorescent – the band that rotates around Matthew Houck – have finally announced that there will be some headlining gigs in the UK on the European […]

Paul Brady and Andy Irvine to play seminal Andy Irvine/Paul Brady.

July 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The Barbican in London have announced a special performance in their Autumn schedules by Paul Brady and Andy Irvine of their groundbreaking album ‘Andy Irvine / Paul Brady’. Released after the duo formed in the wake […]

The Band’s “Music From the Big Pink” gets 50th anniversary re-release

July 2, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

On July 1, 1968, The Band’s landmark debut album ‘Music from Big Pink’ seemed to spring from nowhere and everywhere. Drawing from the American roots music panoply of country, blues, R&B, gospel, soul, rockabilly, the honking […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

August 3, 2026 0

During the almost 55 years since the release of her eponymous debut album, Bonnie Raitt has established herself as a top quality singer and slide guitar player; she has won many awards over her career, including […]

artwork for Mason Jennings album "Dark Wings"

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

August 3, 2026 0

Minneapolis-based troubadour draws upon the Creative Spirit in turbulent times. Dark Wings is the eighteenth studio album from the prolific Mason Jennings. With a significant following in the USA and worldwide, new releases from the Minneapolis-based […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Samuel James Taylor

August 3, 2026 0

In one of several playfully erudite, self-written reflections included in press materials accompanying his debut solo album, Wild Tales and Broken Hearts (Sweet Irene Records, 2022), Sheffield troubadour Samuel James Taylor brands himself a believer in […]

Sc4m returns as part of the Rhythm Tree Festival

Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch tour UK in September.

Phosphorescent announce a few UK dates.

Paul Brady and Andy Irvine to play seminal Andy Irvine/Paul Brady.

The Band’s “Music From the Big Pink” gets 50th anniversary re-release

For The Sake Of The Song: Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Samuel James Taylor

Sophie Moore “Trouble in Mind”

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