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Live Review: Taylor Swift, Anfield Stadium Liverpool – 13th June 2024

June 14, 2024 6

So you’ll be aware dear reader that it’s not often that we cover acts with the reach of Taylor Swift here on AUK, and I knew when I began writing this review that I’d have to […]

Classic Clips: John Carter Cash “Hurt” – Music City Roots Live From The Factory, 2017

June 14, 2024 0

When Trent Reznor wrote ‘Hurt’ and released it on the Nine Inch Nails album ‘Downward Spiral’ in 1994, he could not have imagined how the song would grow and change, becoming something entirely new in the […]

Kyle Daniel announces full length debut album “Kentucky Gold”

June 14, 2024 0

Kyle Daniel, the Bowling Green native and singer-songwriter blending classic southern rock with modern country has announced the release of his debut full-length album, ”Kentucky Gold”, on 19th July 2024 via Snakefarm. “Releasing my debut album, […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 146 – “Back in the Jug Again”

June 14, 2024 0

The original premise of these articles was to illustrate my career in teaching whilst enduring lockdown and as the articles progressed it unfurled its brief to encompass all manner of moans, observations, nitpicking and flights of […]

Live Review: Carter Sampson + Malcolm MacWatt, The Sun Inn, Beverley – 5th June 2024

June 14, 2024 0

Having crammed in half a dozen gigs in the last couple of weeks my own personal tour came to a close with a visit to, what for me is a new venue, The Sun Inn, nestled […]

Classic Clips

Classic Clips: John Carter Cash “Hurt” – Music City Roots Live From The Factory, 2017

When Trent Reznor wrote ‘Hurt’ and released it on the Nine Inch Nails album ‘Downward Spiral’ in 1994, he could not have imagined how the song would grow and change, becoming something entirely new in [...]
Interviews

Interview: Charlie Parr wants to do things his way – playing music or living his life

With a guitar in good hands, there’s still a place for old-time folk and country blues, contemporized for the 21st century. On a sunny April afternoon, the release date for his new album, “Little Sun,” [...]
Essentials

Essentials: Top Ten Michael Hurley Songs

Michael Hurley is one of those rare artists who merit the term unique. Now in his 80s (and still performing and recording) Hurley is a living reminder of what Greil Marcus called “the old weird [...]
Interviews

Video Interview: John Moreland on “Visitor”

The songs are so personal only a DIY recording approach could capture their essence. With his new album ‘Visitor’ John Moreland went back to the DIY approach of his first albums, recording and tracking the [...]
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Rachel Brown and the Beatnik Playboys

If you clicked arbitrarily to play a Rachel Brown track, you might think she is too country; if you clicked on another, you might think she is too jazz. The fact is Rachel Brown covers [...]

Blackwater Railroad Company “Clarity” – I can see clearly now…

June 14, 2024 0

‘Clarity‘ is the upbeat new song from the slightly ominously entitled new album ‘A Lovely Place to Die’, which will be released on July 12, from Blackwater Railroad Company. The Alaskan band is made up of […]

Video Premiere: Electric Hero “Yesterday’s Tomorrows”

June 14, 2024 0

We’re pleased to premiere the debut single from Electric Hero, the solo project of Chris Clarke, former bassist and producer of Danny & The Champs and The Rockingbirds. Through his former bands, Clarke’s work will be […]

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Interview: Charlie Parr wants to do things his way – playing music or living his life

June 13, 2024 0

With a guitar in good hands, there’s still a place for old-time folk and country blues, contemporized for the 21st century. On a sunny April afternoon, the release date for his new album, “Little Sun,” Charlie […]

Essentials: Top Ten Michael Hurley Songs

June 13, 2024 0

Michael Hurley is one of those rare artists who merit the term unique. Now in his 80s (and still performing and recording) Hurley is a living reminder of what Greil Marcus called “the old weird Americana”, […]

New West announces Justin Townes Earle rarities collection

June 13, 2024 0

It’s almost four years since the music world was rocked by Justin Townes Earle’s untimely death at the age of 38. Earle had released the last two albums of his career on New West, and now […]

Something for the weekend: Sasha Alex Sloan ft. Ruston Kelly “Falling Out of Like”

June 14, 2024 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the 29-year-old musician from Boston Sasha Alex Sloan featuring the always dear to our ears Ruston [...]
Blackwater Railroad Company “Clarity” – I can see clearly now…

June 14, 2024 0

‘Clarity‘ is the upbeat new song from the slightly ominously entitled new album ‘A Lovely Place to Die’, which will be released on July 12, from Blackwater Railroad Company. The Alaskan band is made up [...]
Video Premiere: Electric Hero “Yesterday’s Tomorrows”

June 14, 2024 0

We’re pleased to premiere the debut single from Electric Hero, the solo project of Chris Clarke, former bassist and producer of Danny & The Champs and The Rockingbirds. Through his former bands, Clarke’s work will [...]
Track Premiere: R.R. Williams “Tulsa”

June 13, 2024 0

And once again we find ourselves striking an accidental core of coincidence, because whilst R.R. Williams is definitely and solidly within a “Heartland rock” sub-genre of Americana on today’s track ‘Tulsa‘ he has – wouldn’t [...]
Video: Aoife O’Donovan “All My Friends”

June 13, 2024 0

We continue our video-celebration of our summer of festivals with a recent single from the great Aoife O’Donovan, who is performing at Cambridge Folk Festival on Saturday 27th July 2024. Get your tickets here and you’ll [...]

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