Michele Stodart

Preview: UK trio pay live tribute to legend Michael Hurley

June 8, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Sweet Lucy are a UK-based trio who have come together to celebrate the music, songs and spirit of the late Michael Hurley. Johnny Fewings (banjo/guitar), Michele Stodart (bass/acoustic guitar) and Holly Carter (pedal steel/electric guitar) share […]

“I’ll Take You There” documentary premieres today on YouTube

March 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Alabama’s Musical and Civil Rights legacy takes centre stage in a brand new documentary film entitled I’ll Take You There: Discovering the Sound of Alabama, which premieres today at 8 pm GMT on YouTube. The cast […]

Julian Taylor live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 8th August 2025

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michele Stodart, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 8th August 2025

August 18, 2025 Graeme Tait 4

One of the advantages of having caught the music bug at such an early age is that I have been privileged to witness some of the world’s finest artists, musicians, and singer-songwriters from the last six […]

Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 4th-6th July 2025

July 31, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Maverick, Maverick, so good we’ve reviewed it twice. While our accredited reporter, Andrew Frolish, has turned in his extensive review of the latest Maverick Festival, another AUK writer, John Lee, was also there and has kindly […]

Preview: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany 10th -12th July 2025

June 12, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

Germany’s premier americana gathering is entering its 9th year with an expanded venue and extended programming. With its signature “living room atmosphere”, Static Roots made the decision to expand into a larger room within Oberhausen’s Zentrum […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers