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Sturgill and Tyler play Nashville’s Ryman – Watch

May 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

RS Country are carrying a clip this morning, which we embed for you below dear reader, of a surprise appearance by Sturgill Simpson at Tyler Childers’ current shows at the Ryman opening for Margo Price. They […]

The Jayhawks announce new album, due July – Listen

May 22, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

This is quite exciting news late in the day (literally). The Jayhawks have announced the release of a new album, ‘Back Roads and Abandoned Motels’, which arrives in the UK on July 13th (which is a Friday, […]

The Lost Brothers announce special Dublin show with Howe Gelb

May 22, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

It has just been announced that on Friday June 8th the Lost Brothers, Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland, will have very special guests at their homecoming gig at Dublin’s historic Liberty Hall Theatre on Eden Quay. For one night only the […]

Neko Case shares another track from her new album – Listen

May 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

As we pack our bags for the weekend (and try to escape to the most nationalistic bit of Scotland – friendly advice please…), we leave you with the new track by Neko Case which is taken […]

More on those new Jim Lauderdale albums

May 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Following on from the track we posted yesterday, Yep Roc Records have announced the simultaneous release of two records from Nashville legend Jim Lauderdale on 3rd August – ‘Time Flies’ and ‘Jim Lauderdale and Roland White’. Both are “new,” but only the former was […]

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 […]

Album cover for Sophie Moore’s album Trouble in Mind

Sophie Moore “Trouble in Mind”

August 3, 2026 0

Veteran singer-songwriter returns from long absence with rootsy new album. After a lengthy break from music, Sophie Moore returns with Trouble in Mind, produced by Mark Nevers of Lambchop fame, and featuring an accomplished cast of […]

Sturgill and Tyler play Nashville’s Ryman – Watch

The Jayhawks announce new album, due July – Listen

The Lost Brothers announce special Dublin show with Howe Gelb

Neko Case shares another track from her new album – Listen

More on those new Jim Lauderdale albums

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Samuel James Taylor

Sophie Moore “Trouble in Mind”

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