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Album art work for Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter's “Sea Song Sessions”

Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter “Sea Song Sessions”

September 23, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Superb collection of maritime songs and sea shanties performed by the cream of Britain’s folk musicians. Britain is a maritime nation. The sea has long defined British identity, in terms of both how Britons view themselves […]

Jeffrey Halford & The Healers “Soul Crusade”

September 23, 2022 Alan Fitter 0

A fine album of blue-eyed soul from veterans Jeffrey Halford & The Healers. Jeffrey Halford has been around a long time purveying his brand of blue-eyed soul in the tradition of singers such as Dan Penn, […]

Kim Ware and the Good Graces “Ready”

September 22, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Thought provoking words, and dreamy guitar based music that grows on you with a few listens. Ready is an album made up of pre-pandemic songs mixed with a few written under Lockdown.. Opening song ‘Capital R’ […]

Anthony D’Amato “At First There Was Nothing”

September 22, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

New Jersey may be a fundamental influence, but Utah has added a fine refresh. Anthony D’Amato has finally released his first full-time album in 6 years, ‘At First There Was Nothing’, though in the intervening period […]

Album Cover art for Griffin Anthony's 'The Art of Collecting'

Griffin Anthony “The Art Of Collecting”

September 21, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

A solid country-tinged folk album with captivating stories and compassionate messages for outsiders. It’s not easy to get a job or internship as a stagehand at the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, but songwriter Griffin Anthony […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Previews

Nicki Bluhm set for a handful of UK shows in January

January 17, 2019 0

What is the definition of a handful? It’s literally a quantity that fills the hand, more metaphorically a small number or amount, or more metaphorically still “a person or group that is very difficult to deal […]

Interviews

Interview: House Above The Sun

October 20, 2017 0

A chance encounter with the track Runaway Devil, an instantly addictive freewheelin’ guitar-led gem that literally jumped out of the speakers like some kind of flannelled maniac, led me to the London-based four-piece House Above The […]

Tracks

Love – is it all there is?

February 13, 2026 0

You know by now that we never miss a chance to have a themed Track special if we possibly can, and what could be more special than Valentine’s Day with all that it entails? It offers […]

Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter “Sea Song Sessions”

Jeffrey Halford & The Healers “Soul Crusade”

Kim Ware and the Good Graces “Ready”

Anthony D’Amato “At First There Was Nothing”

Griffin Anthony “The Art Of Collecting”

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks