Billy Bragg

Rock Island Line 65th Anniversary, Cadogan Hall, London, 13th July 2019

July 24, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s no real reason why in the mid-1950s a form of music already more or less forgotten in its homeland should have got a revival in the UK. Yet the short-lived Skiffle craze – a wild […]

Black Deer adds Billy Bragg and Yola to the line-up

April 4, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Black Deer is our americana festival of choice at the moment, boasting as it does a stellar lineup featuring americana and country artists from every bit of the genres, and today they’ve announced more names for […]

Billy Bragg announces UK dates, lots of them

February 5, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

National treasure (I think we can call him that now?) Billy Bragg has confirmed details of a 2019 U.K. and Ireland tour entitled “One Step Forward. Two Steps Back.” In each town Bragg will perform three unique […]

Bread and Roses musical features songs of Joe Hill

June 4, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

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 […]

The Long Road announces additions to line-up

May 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

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 […]