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Cox’s Army “New Richmond Town” (Independent, 2019)

January 27, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

As Ken Burns’ recent documentary series “Country Music” highlighted, bluegrass music was a big part of country music’s history – in fact without it, the genre probably would have sounded a whole lot different and might […]

Tyler Childers + The Local Honeys, Academy 2, Manchester, 18th January 2020

January 27, 2020 Clint West 3

Almost two years ago to the day, Tyler Childers played a solo acoustic set to less than 100 people in a small basement venue in central Manchester. Today he is again in town, only this time […]

Tribute to The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Stables, Wavendon, 18th January 2020

January 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

There must be some residual ownership of the Flying Burritos name that prevents this band from dropping the “Tribute to” part of their billing – on the face of it this line-up has about as much […]

Gill Landry “Skeleton at the Banquet” (Loose, 2020)

January 24, 2020 Diccon Johnston 2

Context in music is everything. The black gem of ‘Love Rides a Dark Horse’ has been followed by a slightly brighter point on a brooding personal journey. Relatively speaking this album demonstrates another step in Landry’s […]

Cam Penner + Midnight Skyracer @Celtic Connections, Royal Concert Hall New Auditorium, Glasgow, 18th January 2020

January 23, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

AUK’s first jaunt at 2020’s Celtic Connections took us to the grand concert hall in the city centre to see a one off show by Canadian Cam Penner and his erstwhile sidekick Jon Wood. It’s a […]

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

August 28, 2026 0

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 […]

The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)

August 28, 2026 1

Dolly Parton was born in a one-room cabin in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and rose from rural poverty to become one of the most decorated and beloved artists in music history. While her glitzy outfits […]