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The Twang Factor 4 Results: Second place goes to Sorrel Nation

December 17, 2025 1

By the slimmest of margins, Sorrel Nation was runner-up in the Twang Factor 4 contest. Either hers or the eventual winner’s video would have been excellent choices, but unfortunately, there is only room at the top […]

Transatlantic Sessions reveal guest vocalists for 2026 season

December 17, 2025 0

Always a musical highlight of the Winter, Transatlantic Sessions returns for 2026, continuing to explore and celebrate the rich musical traditions that connect Scotland, Ireland and the US. With its roots as an award-winning TV series […]

Live Review: Robert Plant & Saving Grace + Burr Island, Royal Festival Hall, London – 11th December 2025

December 17, 2025 0

Are you ready to be beguiled? That’s the prime question that attaches itself to Robert Plant’s latest band. Do you want to explore new musical directions, hear things you haven’t heard before, or are you really […]

The Song Remains: Joe Ely (1947 – 2025)

December 17, 2025 1

A Great Texas Artist Who Nearly Conquered The World Joe Ely, an icon of Texas music and country rock, has died at home in Taos, New Mexico, on December 15th from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s, […]

Henry Grace “California Rain” – do you recall?

December 17, 2025 0

British singer-songwriter Henry Grace returns with ‘California Rain’, the fourth and final single from his forthcoming second album “Things Are Moving All Around Me”, which was co-produced by Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets and recorded live […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Nick Lowe
I must admit to approaching this assignment with some trepidation, it feeling just a touch disloyal to be dissing even one album by a favourite artist, especially having decided I’d pick my all-time favourite, Nick [...]
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The Twang Factor 4 Results: Second place goes to Sorrel Nation
By the slimmest of margins, Sorrel Nation was runner-up in the Twang Factor 4 contest. Either hers or the eventual winner’s video would have been excellent choices, but unfortunately, there is only room at the [...]
Features
The Song Remains: Joe Ely (1947 – 2025)
A Great Texas Artist Who Nearly Conquered The World Joe Ely, an icon of Texas music and country rock, has died at home in Taos, New Mexico, on December 15th from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, [...]
Features
Video Review of the Year 2025
Well, another year has flown by and will soon be consigned to history’s waste bin. It was a year of monstrous tariffs and volatile markets, of small boats and protests outside hotels, of ongoing, heartbreaking [...]
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Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part Two, 10-1
Following on from yesterday’s piece where I counted down from 20-11, here are my top ten tracks from 2025 which for me form the heart of the website and why I still love editing it [...]

Video Review of the Year 2025

December 17, 2025 2

Well, another year has flown by and will soon be consigned to history’s waste bin. It was a year of monstrous tariffs and volatile markets, of small boats and protests outside hotels, of ongoing, heartbreaking conflicts […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2025: Part Two, 10-1

December 16, 2025 2

Following on from yesterday’s piece where I counted down from 20-11, here are my top ten tracks from 2025 which for me form the heart of the website and why I still love editing it after […]

Paperback Riders: Southern Writers and the bleaker bits of Christmas

December 16, 2025 0

For 2023’s festive ‘Paperback Riders‘, we looked at ‘A Christmas Carol‘ and why it is the best-loved seasonal book in the USA, despite being so quintessentially English. Maybe it’s Charles Dickens’s ghosts and redemption themes, or […]

More People Really Should Know About: The East Pointers

December 16, 2025 0

Prince Edward Island, on Canada’s eastern seaboard, is a hotbed of musical talent, with a revolving community of extremely talented musicians who are helping to preserve the Celtic/folk traditions of the area while advancing the genre’s […]

Joe Wilkes latest album arriving after a difficult period in February 2026

December 16, 2025 0

Singer-songwriter Joe Wilkes has announced the release of his latest album “Hope In My Chest, Fire in My Throat” via Frontline Records on 27th February 2026. Wilkes new record is intended as both a tribute to […]

Henry Grace “California Rain” – do you recall?
December 17, 2025 0
British singer-songwriter Henry Grace returns with ‘California Rain’, the fourth and final single from his forthcoming second album “Things Are Moving All Around Me”, which was co-produced by Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets and recorded [...]
Video Review of the Year 2025
December 17, 2025 2
Well, another year has flown by and will soon be consigned to history’s waste bin. It was a year of monstrous tariffs and volatile markets, of small boats and protests outside hotels, of ongoing, heartbreaking [...]
Buffalo Traffic Jam “Fools Gold” – time slips through my fingers
December 16, 2025 0
Not a jam band, but an indie folk duo of Frankie Cassidy and Nathan Ross, and ‘Fools Gold‘ is the second single to come from the forthcoming album “Take Me Home”, which will be out [...]
Video Premiere: Alex Knot “Loser”
December 16, 2025 0
The latest single from Berlin-based Alex Knot is a stripped-back, intimate exploration of self-doubt, exhaustion and friendship. In ‘Loser’, Knot blends the sound of a broken, electronic drum machine with handmade, old-time banjo patterns. The [...]
Lucinda Williams “So Much Trouble In The World” – features Mavis Staples
December 15, 2025 0
Sometimes these introductions write themselves – we know you know who Lucinda Williams, we know you know who Mavis Staples is, and we’d expect a good proportion of you to recognise ‘So Much Trouble In [...]

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