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Ferran Orriols “Darrere Els Horts / Behind The Orchard”

May 9, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

Orriols’ sophomore album builds on the promise of his debut, musically defying borders and lyrically transcending language. Following on from his critically acclaimed debut album “PLATA (SILVER)”, released in 2023, Catalan singer-songwriter Ferran Orriols has returned […]

artwork for Mark Mulholland album "Fighting With Your Shadow"

Mark Mulholland “Fighting With Your Shadow”

May 9, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

Unflagging optimism pervades the tales of a wandering musician. There’s something instantly appealing about the life of an artist who travels the world as they slowly build their body of work. A profusion of examples can […]

Folk Roundup – Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Wise Woman, Flook, Iona Lane, Passengers & Pioneers Project

May 8, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The latest Folk Roundup is a pretty mixed bag on what we (loosely) call Folk music, with the welcome return of a long-serving – but relatively small outputting – band in the form of Flook, as […]

Sam Robbins “So Much I Still Don’t See”

May 8, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Sunny and melodic folk-pop with thoughtful and philosophical words. “So Much I Still Don’t See” is Sam Robbins’ third album after his debut, “Finally Feeling Young” (2021) and 2022’s “Bigger Than in Between”. It is melodic […]

Tom Jenkins “When The Coal Dust Settled”

May 8, 2025 Gordon Mackay 0

Tom Jenkins returns with a powerful study of post-industrial Wales. Whilst working as a contract sheep shearer across the hill farms of Wales, Tom Jenkins wrote poems inspired by the stories of his fellow workers and […]

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 […]

Ferran Orriols “Darrere Els Horts / Behind The Orchard”

Mark Mulholland “Fighting With Your Shadow”

Folk Roundup – Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Wise Woman, Flook, Iona Lane, Passengers & Pioneers Project

Sam Robbins “So Much I Still Don’t See”

Tom Jenkins “When The Coal Dust Settled”

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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