Bob Dylan

The Bootleg Series turns 18 and goes back to Bob Dylan’s source

September 19, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s ”Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963” on 31st October 2025. “Through The Open Window” tells the story […]

Kronos Quartet “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” – marking a significant date

July 18, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

This recently released new version of Dylan’s classic song was issued to mark 80 years since 16th July 1945 when the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated in New Mexico at 5:29 am. Kronos Quartet produced […]

Rough, rowdy and relentless – Dylan hits the UK in November… again!

July 11, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Bob Dylan will return to the UK in 2025 for a string of dates presented by ITB, this follows his appearances here in November last year, so those of you who said “It’s probably my last […]

Live Review: Cat Power, The Barbican, London – 1st June 2025

June 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

This is a gig with a subtitle – Sings Dylan 66 – because this is Cat Power’s tribute to Dylan, drawing on the controversial 1966 tour and specifically the legendary Royal Albert Hall gig, which, of […]

For the Sake Of The Song: Bob Dylan “It’s alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)”

June 2, 2025 Paul Kerr 1

The original premise of this feature was to allow AUK writers to celebrate a favourite song and explain why they so favoured it. Fair enough, but in these blighted times it can seem shallow or even […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

August 28, 2026 4

On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]