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The Vandoliers “The Vandoliers”

August 1, 2022 Rick Thorn 2

Rowdy Texan barroom Americana. Texan band The Vandoliers wanted to ensure the raw power of their live sets was properly translated into the studio. With this their fourth album, they have certainly succeeded. Having been on […]

Multimedia Review: Mat Callahan “Songs of Slavery and Emancipation”

July 29, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Books Editor Rick Bayles writes – Songs of ‘Slavery and Emancipation’ is the last project our sadly departed colleague, Gordon Sharpe, took on for review. His sudden and unexpected death meant that he never got to […]

Emma Guzman “Something Less Than Alone”

July 29, 2022 Sean Hannam 0

Powerful, dark imagery and intimate tales from this promising teenage singer-songwriter, who’s definitely one to watch. Listening to 19-year-old, Detroit-based, indie-folk artist Emma Guzman’s new album, ‘Something Less Than Alone’, during the recent UK heatwave provided […]

Yvonne Lyon/Gareth Davies-Jones/David Lyon “Trace The Line”

July 28, 2022 Alan Fitter 0

A delightful album with British folk roots. Yvonne Lyon and her husband David Lyon, have teamed up again with Gareth Davies-Jones and ‘Trace The Line’ is the follow-up to their 2016 album ‘The Space Between’. The […]

The Sheepdogs “Outta Sight”

July 28, 2022 Michael Macy 0

As the pandemic recedes, a Canadian rock band gets people up and on their feet. The Sheepdogs’ ‘Outta Sight’ is the album you kinda hope would be leading the way out of the pandemic era. It […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]