Previews
Bread and Roses musical features songs of Joe Hill
A new musical is coming to Oldham, not that we generally run stories on musicals here at AUK, but this one is worth a mention, featuring as it does the songs of Joe Hill, more on […]
Billy Bragg
News
The Long Road announces additions to line-up
The new country, Americana and roots festival The Long Road has announced a second wave of artists today for its inaugural event which takes place in Leicestershire from 7th-9th September. Joining the likes of Lee Ann Womack, Billy Bragg, Angaleena […]
News
The Long Road Festival launches with Lee Ann Womack, Billy Bragg and more
We’re doing well for americana tinged festivals this year and today there’s the announcement of another one which says it’s bringing the “sounds of the country music scene to the UK” but actually has a broader […]
Album Reviews
Billy Bragg “Bridges Not Walls” (Cooking Vinyl, 2017)
2017 was a tumultuous year, Brexit and Trump providing an endless spectacle of rancour and discord, right wingers on the march, reason stifled by media barons (aside from those accused of printing “fake news”). Billy Bragg, […]
Live Reviews
Billy Bragg, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 7th November 2017
A rainy night in Islington is the setting for this second appearance by Billy Bragg at the elegant Assembly Hall. This has been billed as the Bridges Not Walls Tour – and there’s a new EP of […]