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Oklahoma Uprising “High Sign” (OK Records, 2020)

November 18, 2020 Peter Tomkins 0

Let’s be honest, now is the time for the US to start healing itself after possibly the most divisive period, and certainly the most divisive presidential election, in recent history. So now is also the time […]

Garcia Peoples “Nightcap At Wits’ End” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond, 2020)

November 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Garcia Peoples return after the epic freak-out of ‘One Step Behind‘, which featured an extended piece playing out at over thirty minutes, with an album of a dozen songs of a more conventional length. It cements […]

Los Brujos “Alchemy” (InSeam Records, 2020)

November 17, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

This digital-only release EP can be seen as a sign of the times we are all currently having to endure. I am not sure how much of a long-term band Los Brujos are, and they definitely […]

Instrumental focus: We review 2 new albums without words from Ben Harper and John Lee Shannon

November 17, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

We don’t get instrumental albums to review in AUK land very often and lo and behold two pop up at once, the first being Ben Harper’s, ‘Winter is for Lovers’, the second ‘In and Of’, by […]

Otis Gibbs “Hosier National” (Wanamaker, 2020)

November 16, 2020 Clint West 0

In the eighteen years that have passed since the 2002 issue of his debut album, ‘49th and Melancholy’ Otis Gibbs has released a succession of albums showcasing his witty, observational, political and storytelling songs that along […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]