Jeffrey Martin

Anna Tivel & Jefferey Martin, The Green Note, London, 4th July 2018

August 14, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Either one of these artists would be worth turning out for, even worth dragging into a heat soaked and sticky London evening, and wandering down the dust-blown streets of Camden Town. Yeah, even worth fighting […]

Jeffrey Martin “One Go Around” (Fluff & Gravy Records, 2017)

November 27, 2017 David Cowling 0

What saves Jeffrey Martin from the pile of identikit singer-songwriters, the troubled troubadours, are his lyrics and his storytelling. He doesn’t stretch too far; he tells of the dreams and the frustrations of working-class life, […]

Michaela Anne “Oh To Be That Free”

June 28, 2022 0

Nashville based songwriter sharpens up the words whilst smoothing down the music. Since releasing ‘Desert Dove’ in 2019 Michaela Anne has been through a great deal. Her new record ‘Oh to Be That Free’ although […]

The Black Feathers “Angel Dust & Cyanide”

June 27, 2022 0

UK duo embrace the chaos of the last two years on their new album. As America was preparing to head into lockdown in 2020 there was just one flight left out of New York’s JFK […]

Grant Lee Phillips “All That You Can Dream”

June 27, 2022 0

Grant Lee Phillips tries to find some sense in a world turned upside down Given that life is getting back to something like normality, one would expect the wave of so-called “lockdown” albums to gradually […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 2

I heard from a colleague, who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there […]

News

Introducing ‘The Twang Factor’ – AUK’s showcase for new artists

September 17, 2020 2

Another reminder about this one everyone! At AUK we are firm believers in supporting new talent, especially in the current difficult environment. We are therefore putting our money where our mouth is by introducing ‘The […]

Features

This website kills fascists – Vote for hope today

December 12, 2019 16

Today dear reader is one of the most important days for this country that we’ve faced in decades, certainly since 1979. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago on the day of 2017’s […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 61

Columns

June 28, 2022 0

Not wanting sound like Cassandra… The madness that is the end of a term is magnified in the summer threefold and this year as we throw off the shackles of the pandemic everything appears to […]

Michaela Anne “Oh To Be That Free”

Album Reviews

June 28, 2022 0

Junior Sisk “Up There On The Hillside” – Dark tales of murder

Tracks

June 28, 2022 0

Junior Sisk’s new song ‘Up There On The Hillside‘ draws on the darker side of tradition for a chilling recounting of a murder ballad. It’s a song that came together quickly, as Junior Sisk explains […]

Video Premiere: The Foreign Landers “Traveler”

Videos

June 28, 2022 0

Enjoy the uplifting sound of The Foreign Landers on their latest single ‘Traveler’. There are sweet harmonies, gorgeous melodies and fine musicianship to absorb, all accompanied by an artfully-shot video featuring beautiful landscapes and old […]

Interview: Blue Dogs’ Bobby Houck on combining being in a band with a professional career

Interviews

June 27, 2022 0

South Carolina’s Blue Dogs release their first album in eighteen years. “Big Dreamers” is a fine set of life-affirming, crowd-pleasing country rock songs that presents Blue Dogs to a new audience that may well have […]

Anna Tivel & Jefferey Martin, The Green Note, London, 4th July 2018

Jeffrey Martin “One Go Around” (Fluff & Gravy Records, 2017)

Interview: Blue Dogs’ Bobby Houck on combining being in a band with a professional career

Interview: Hall of Fame Songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman on what makes a good song

Interview: 49 Winchester’s Isaac Gibson on the journey to their first major-label release

Interview: Adam Killip leading figure of the London americana scene

Interview: Heidi Talbot on recording virtually in Lafayette, Louisiana, with Dirk Powell

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