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Erin Rae “Candy & Curry” – Maybe take one or the other….

November 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Erin Rae returns with a new album ‘Lighten Up‘ on February 4th and sees the psychedelic singer-songwriter teaming with oft-times man of the moment Jonathan Wilson as producer. The album aims to be an amalgam of […]

Sad Daddy “Charlie Pickle” – is he related to Ol’ Dan Tucker?

November 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

Sad Daddy went out of their way to make their latest album sound as if it had a down-home rustic and raw kind of sound. Melissa Carper, Brian Martin, Joe Sundell, and Rebecca Patek – who […]

Elexa Dawson “Mother” – Listen

November 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Elexa Dawson is a singer from the Flint Hills of Kansas, and ‘Mother‘ is her new single taken from her 2019 album ‘Music is Medicine‘. It’s a song that is inspired, she explains, “by the earth […]

The Mother Hips “I Don’t Want To Drive You Away” – a great song is a great song

November 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Thirty years into their career The Mother Hips have decided for the first time to cut a cover version in the studio and put it onto their new album ‘Glowing Lantern.‘ The song in question is, […]

Breaking News – Alison Kraus & Robert Plant live stream today!

November 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

So, we all agree that ‘Raising Sand‘ is a great album, and we’re all looking forward to the follow up album ‘Raise the Roof‘ which is out 19th November (You’ll have to wait til December 3rd […]

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, […]

Videos

Video: Julien Baker & TORRES “Sylvia”

February 12, 2025 0

Here’s the latest single from the outstanding collaboration between Julien Baker and TORRES. “Sylvia” is a beautifully-crafted country song, featuring poignant lyrics, yearning vocals and gorgeous pedal steel. The pair deliver melodies and harmonies that seep […]

Album Reviews

E.Z. Shakes “The Spirit” (Pow Pow Sound, 2020)

November 10, 2020 0

South Carolina’s EZ Shakes return with knowingly titled album number two, ‘The Spirit’. You can be forgiven for not being aware of their earlier work as they are only just beginning to find an audience beyond […]

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Steve Earle & Reckless Kelly “Bad Girls” – never sad girls

July 22, 2025 0

Today’s song finds two titans of Outlaw country turning Wham on their heads and instead of boasting about their own bad boy status find that they are hankering after some of the girls (we’re thinking they […]

Erin Rae “Candy & Curry” – Maybe take one or the other….

Sad Daddy “Charlie Pickle” – is he related to Ol’ Dan Tucker?

Elexa Dawson “Mother” – Listen

The Mother Hips “I Don’t Want To Drive You Away” – a great song is a great song

Breaking News – Alison Kraus & Robert Plant live stream today!

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