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Book Review – Philip Watson “Bill Frisell: Beautiful Dreamer”

March 15, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

An encapsulation of the diverse music, if not quite the life, of a major American musician. In an article in August 2020, about notable acoustic guitar players, I threw in a wild card with Bill Frisell. […]

Live Review: The Sheepdogs + Andrew Cushin, Lafayette, London – March 5th 2022

March 15, 2022 David Chalfen 1

The Sheepdogs hail from the Canadian prairie city Saskatoon, the small capital of Saskatchewan – which interestingly has given us Deep Dark Words, Kacy and Clayton, Colter Wall and Steph Cameron, all very fine Americana musicians. […]

Gina Leslie “No, You’re Crying”

March 14, 2022 Mark Nenadic 0

Retro (ever so slightly) jazzy country from NoLa chanteuse. Only six tracks for this reviewer to consider here, However, bearing in mind how said reviewer is usually late with submissions, and late to the party in […]

Live Review: Ron Sexsmith, The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester – 5th March 2022

March 14, 2022 Clint West 0

Reserved Canadian delves into his back catalogue to give a songwriting masterclass – with jokes! It’s hard to believe that 27 years have passed since Ron Sexsmith released his celebrated and self-titled breakthrough major label album. […]

Artwork for Janis Ian 'Light At The End'

Janis Ian “The Light At The End of the Line”

March 14, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Wonderfully rich swan song from legendary songwriter. Janis Ian is a name who will need no introduction here, an artist who forced her way into the male-dominated music business in the late ’60’s/early 70’s, alongside the […]

Fancy covering live shows or new albums for us?

September 1, 2026 0

Everyone knows about new year resolutions but have you head of a new season resolution? As the weeks of scorched yellow grass become a distant memory, why not hunker down for the autumn and winter ahead […]

The Deep Blue live at the Cambridge Folk Festival - 1st & 2nd August 2026

The Luck of the Draw: AUK reader Les Bright enjoys his weekend at The Cambridge Folk Festival

September 1, 2026 0

While all AUK content is free to access, subscribers who donate a small amount each month to support the site are sent a Spotify/Apple Music/Tidal playlist each month featuring the best songs from albums we’ve reviewed, […]

Mary Gauthier “Alcohol and Adderall” – addiction blues

September 1, 2026 0

The thing is that Mary Gauthier knows what she’s talking about on the latest single from her upcoming album Reckoning, which is released September 25th on Soundly/Thirty Tigers. Not that this song, which those who caught […]