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Folk Roundup – TEUD, Le Vent Du Nord, The Destroyers, The Peel, Lonan

November 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Even though we’re heading towards the end of the year, there’s been no drop-off in the number of soon-to-be, or in some cases recently, released folk albums. This time around, the accidental theme is one of […]

artwork for Tommy Emmanuel album "Living In The Light"

Tommy Emmanuel “Living In The Light”

November 20, 2025 Chas Lacey 0

Melodic instrumental compositions and mesmerising playing from Australian guitar virtuoso. What can one say about Tommy Emmanuel that hasn’t already been said or written in a career spanning well over a half-century? He is simply one […]

Mariel Buckley “Strange Trip Ahead”

November 19, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Light, poppy indie-country with strong melodies and engaging words about life’s struggles. “Strange Trip Ahead” is Canadian Mariel Buckley’s third studio album, after her 2018 debut “Driving in the Dark” and 2022’s “Everywhere I Used to […]

Live Review: Sorrel Nation, St Lawrence’s Church Biddulph -12th November 2025

November 19, 2025 NickBarber 0

On one of the wettest autumnal nights in quite a while, a good crowd squeezed into St Lawrence’s Church in Biddulph, North Staffordshire to see the musical debut in the area of Isle of Wight chanteuse […]

The Quaint & the Curious “Most of my Problems are all in my Head”

November 19, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

Unflinching and moving lo-fi recordings focusing on personal struggles. The cover of The Quaint & the Curious’s latest album, entitled ‘Most of my Problems are all in my Head‘, comprises an illustration of several tiny devil-like […]

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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark
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Sonny Rollins
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Essentials: The Top 10 Kim Richey Songs

May 28, 2026 0

Kim Richey is one of those unsung heroes of americana who have been around for ages, releasing an album every few years without huge fanfare, but whose work within the industry, working with higher-profile musicians, has […]

Mike Richmond “Without An Audience”

May 28, 2026 0

40 years on and we have the debut solo album by musical legend Mike Richmond, co-founder of the lamented Love Tractor, leading lights of the Athens, GA music scene. This is a great month for fans […]

Rodney Crowell to release ‘lost album’ “Then Again” next month

May 28, 2026 0

Rodney Crowell has announced the release of an album which many fans thought would never see the light of day, Then Again which arrives on 26th June 2026 via New West Records. The 10-track set was […]

Interviews

Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0

If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

Interviews

Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0

There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

Album Reviews

Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

May 12, 2026 0

Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. […]

News

Details of new album from Joan Baez

December 21, 2017 0

Some details have come through on Joan Baez’s upcoming new album. To be released on March 2nd 2018 via Proper Records Whistle Down the Wind will feature a selection of songs by Baez’s favourite songwriters. Whistle Down […]

Album Reviews

The Last Hurrah “Modern Nostalgia”

January 15, 2024 2

Yeah, baby! Retro cool 60’s stylings from Scandinavia/USA collaborators. The Last Hurrah has been a long-term labour of love for Norwegian producer/musician/ writer HP Gundersen. Utilising the talents of multiple different musicians and singers for his […]