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Ava McCoy “Dragonfly”

June 26, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

A moving set of well-performed songs laced with resilience. Ava McCoy is still in her twenties and “Dragonfly” is her second full-length album after “Moss On The Celling” (2022) and an EP, “Closer To The Bugs”. […]

Folk Roundup – Gavin Fairhall Lever, Filkins Drift, Trip, Danu, Quinie, C. Daniel Boling & Tom Paxton

June 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

This is an epic edition of Folk Roundup, so many great albums, we’re not sure yet who is going to pull themselves to the top of the heap as album of the month. And such variety […]

Michael Robert Murphy “Chaos Magick”

June 25, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

A truly sound solo debut. Regular readers will know that there are no limits to AUK’s musical reach. Featuring artists from North America to the Antipodes, we also know there is no shortage of equally fine […]

Various Artists “My Grief on the Sea”

June 25, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

A moment of Irish history tied up in a sea of musical artistry. “My Grief on the Sea” takes the listener on a voyage back to the nineteenth century, brutally and honestly telling the tales of the […]

AUK Short Cuts: Tim Turophile, Reid Andrés, Murray Attaway, Grundhoefer & Brimer, Tawny Ellis, Big Love Car Wash, Nathalie Archangel, Slash Pine Drifters and Alison Tucker

June 24, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

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 […]

Ava McCoy “Dragonfly”

Folk Roundup – Gavin Fairhall Lever, Filkins Drift, Trip, Danu, Quinie, C. Daniel Boling & Tom Paxton

Michael Robert Murphy “Chaos Magick”

Various Artists “My Grief on the Sea”

AUK Short Cuts: Tim Turophile, Reid Andrés, Murray Attaway, Grundhoefer & Brimer, Tawny Ellis, Big Love Car Wash, Nathalie Archangel, Slash Pine Drifters and Alison Tucker

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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