Billy Strings

Live review: Billy Strings, Islington Assembly Hall, London – 26th March 2022

April 1, 2022 David Jarman 1

The force of nature that is Billy Strings and his touring band hit London for the first time, with two sold-out nights at Islington Assembly Hall, and a buzz of anticipation was evident in the long […]

Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway feat. Billy Strings “Dooley’s Farm”

February 25, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

That’s it for us for another week dear reader – instead of doomscrolling for the next four minutes, why not listen to this new song instead from the always terrific Molly Tuttle. ‘Dooley’s Farm’ is the […]

The View from Across La Manche – From our own correspondent

January 24, 2022 Rick Bayles 6

A new column that looks at life, and the search for Americana music, on the other side of the Channel. On the 9th December 2020, my wife and I put a couple of suitcases, and our […]

The Song Remains: J. D. Crowe 1937 – 2021

January 4, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Bandleader and banjo player who helped change bluegrass and ensure its ongoing relevance. The acoustic music and bluegrass worlds were saddened last year when guitar legend Tony Rice passed away on Christmas Day. That sense of […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor: My top 10 tracks of 2021

December 23, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

Every year in recent times I seem to listen to fewer and fewer whole albums – it’s often a time issue, as creating the monthly supporters’ compilations along with trawling through dozens of submissions every week […]

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Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

May 14, 2026 0

It was all going so well, wasn’t it? We had a theme – a great theme – running through this week’s Tracks and now we’ve gone and thrown it all away. Alas. Alack. Oh well, let’s […]

Video Premiere: Bob Sumner “Baby I Know”

May 14, 2026 0

We’re delighted to premiere the latest video from Canadian singer-songwriter Bob Sumner. Baby I Know is a typically melodic, country-infused ballad that showcases Sumner’s outstanding voice. Smooth and resonant, sweetly melancholic, rising high before dipping low […]

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0

The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]