Gareth Dunlop

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Freewheeling” (Live at Salvation Music Studios)

July 31, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Belfast singer-songwriter Gareth Dunlop is a reflective song that explores the importance of memory and the elements of our younger selves still apparent in who we become. With lyrics that many will […]

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing” – love’s souvenir, a bitter memento

June 25, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing is the absorbing new single from Belfast singer-songwriter Gareth Dunlop. The accompanying video was recorded live in Belfast’s historic Titanic Pump House, which is simply perfect for the lush vocal […]

Live review: Bonnie Raitt + Gareth Dunlop, London Palladium – 3rd June 2023

June 13, 2023 Brian Hancill 0

Taking my seat at this beautiful old venue, I gazed across the stalls to a familiar sea of grey hair, white hair or no hair left at all. That’s par for the course with “legacy artists” […]

Video: Gareth Dunlop & Lee Rogers “The Past is Never Dead”

March 24, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Gareth Dunlop and Lee Rogers both possess emotional, characterful voices that capture and hold attention. Individually, they are fine singers but together, over lightly tuneful acoustic guitar, their vocals combine to create an utterly captivating sound. […]

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Right About Ready”

September 8, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video for Gareth Dunlop’s latest single, an upbeat song that will get you moving. ‘Right About Ready’ features Dunlop’s characterful, expressive vocals over an insistent rhythm and strong beat. It’s an absorbing song, complete […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Tracks

Something for the weekend: Jack O’Connell, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden “Rocky Road To Dublin”

April 25, 2025 1

What? Him? Again? That’s right, sorry. But don’t worry, it’s not a permanent annexation of the week’s last posting, and the Editor will return…soon. Honest. So, what excitement will the weekend bring? As a music website, […]

News

First names announced for the 14th Gate to Southwell Festival

December 5, 2019 0

Nottinghamshire’s international roots music festival Gate to Southwell has announced the first names for its 2020 line-up, which includes English folk supergroup Show of Hands, Spain’s Anxo Lorenzo Band, Folk Award 2019 stars The Breath, Glasgow-based […]

Live Reviews

Slaid Cleaves, Hitchin Folk Club, Hitchin, 8th October 2017

November 6, 2017 0

A welcome return of the American troubadour to the Hitchin Folk Club for the last night of his UK tour – although he still had several weeks in Europe and the USA to go before he […]