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Video Premiere: John Jenkins “Desert Hearts”

March 3, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1

Check out the video premiere of the epic new single from John Jenkins. With ‘Desert Hearts’ coming in at almost seven minutes, Jenkins clearly enjoys playing with song structure and departing from convention. He explains: “I’ve […]

‘The Twang Factor’ presents: The Winner’s Session with Anton O’Donnell

March 2, 2021 Clint West 0

Last year’s inaugural ‘Twang Factor’ introduced us to some wonderful artists and culminated in a readers’ vote that crowned Glasgow’s Anton O’Donnell as your winner. We promised you more from Anton and here it is, as […]

Video Premiere: Swallows “The Boneyard”

March 2, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the video premiere of the atmospheric new single from Minneapolis, Minnesota-based band Swallows. It’s taken from ‘In the Shadow of the Seven Stars’, an intriguing concept album due for release on 19th March 2021. […]

Video: Lael Neale “Acquainted with Night”

March 1, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the title track from Lael Neale’s brand new album, ‘Acquainted with Night’. Her beautifully melodious vocal over hypnotic, ethereal Omnichord is absolutely captivating. During the pandemic, Neale moved back to the family farm to […]

Something for the weekend: Jackson Browne “Fountain of Sorrow – Live”

February 26, 2021 Mark Whitfield 2

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Earlier this week our writer Rick Bayles discussed Jackson Browne’s ‘Late for the Sky’ in our Classic Americana Albums series which he described as “an album […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0

The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

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Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

Video Premiere: John Jenkins “Desert Hearts”

‘The Twang Factor’ presents: The Winner’s Session with Anton O’Donnell

Video Premiere: Swallows “The Boneyard”

Video: Lael Neale “Acquainted with Night”

Something for the weekend: Jackson Browne “Fountain of Sorrow – Live”

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

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