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VanWyck “I Was Innocent” – Really, it wasn’t me…

November 29, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The enigmatic VanWyck returns with the first song from the upcoming album ‘The Epic Tale of the Stranded Man‘, which will be released on Excelsior Recordings on 22nd March 2022. On ‘I was Innocent‘ we’re confronted […]

Amy Jay “Monster” – I am multitudes…

November 29, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Indie-folk artist, Amy Jay, has announced her upcoming album, ‘Awake Sleeper‘, from which the new single, “Monster” is taken. ‘Awake Sleeper’ is Jay’s first full-length release and follows two EPs, 2016’s ‘Supposed to Be’ and 2018’s […]

Something for the weekend: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway “She’ll Change”

November 26, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that, dear reader, is it from us for this week once again, and after you’ve battened down the hatches as it were, have a listen to the new song from California’s Molly Tuttle who pays […]

Bear’s Den “All That You Are” – The best of both worlds

November 26, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Emerging from a near year long hibernation, Bear’s Den return with new recording ‘All That You Are’, which is not exactly a new song as Andrew Davie explains “‘All That You Are’ is a song that […]

Del McCoury Band “Once Again” – some blues are just blues, these are the low down blues

November 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Del McCoury has a new album on the way, ‘…Almost Proud‘, and this is the new single from it which sees Del in a blue state of mind. It’s a bluegrass blues, of course. What can […]

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, […]

Album Reviews

Layng Martine Jr. “Music Man”

May 22, 2023 0

Star-studded debut, 60 years in the coming. Some debut records emerge blinking into the daylight without so much as a by-your-leave. There is no build-up, no genealogy, no backstory even. They seem to appear as fully […]

Album Reviews

Philip Marino “Chasing Ghosts”(Independent, 2018)

August 28, 2018 0

Philip Marino is an American singer-songwriter who resides in Essex, England. He is influenced by the likes of John Mellencamp, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, and you can certainly hear this in […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Nick Meltio

July 10, 2025 0

The burly, bearded man you see hugging his Gibson J45 guitar in the video is Niklas (Nick) Meltio, who comes from Finland but is smitten by americana music. His debut album, “Desert Bound,” reflects the allure […]

VanWyck “I Was Innocent” – Really, it wasn’t me…

Amy Jay “Monster” – I am multitudes…

Something for the weekend: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway “She’ll Change”

Bear’s Den “All That You Are” – The best of both worlds

Del McCoury Band “Once Again” – some blues are just blues, these are the low down blues

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