Mickey Newbury

Classic Americana Albums: Mickey Newbury “Frisco Mabel Joy”

June 29, 2022 Graeme Tait 2

“He was my hero and still is. I learned more about songwriting from him than any other writer”. An eye catching quote and an accolade that any songwriter would be proud to be the recipient […]

Beth Nielsen Chapman “Crazy Town”

September 30, 2022 1

Beth Nielsen Chapman and her crack Nashville band deliver a strong contender for Americana album of the year. Beth Nielsen Chapman needs no introduction to admirers of fine songwriting–with 14 previous studio albums to her […]

Angeline Morrison “The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience”

September 30, 2022 1

An important, essential folk album which casts light on the hidden history of black people in these sceptred /blighted isles. On the face of it, ‘The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience’ is […]

artwork for Dropkick Murphys album "This Machine Still Kills Fascists"

Dropkick Murphys “This Machine Still Kills Fascists”

September 29, 2022 0

Amplifier’s turned off as Massachusetts rockers breathe fire into Guthrie’s lyrics, strikingly relevant for such times as these. For well over twenty years Dropkick Murphys have unapologetically delivered their brand of American Celtic Punk Rock […]

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 […]

Something for the weekend: 16 Tambourines “Sweet Libra”

Tracks

September 30, 2022 1

That’s it from us for another week dearest of readers and we leave you with new track ‘Sweet Libra’, the first studio recording from Liverpool’s 16 Tambourines in 32 years (who incidentally sound nothing like […]

The Welcome Wagon “Isaiah, California” – join us, or not, as you please

Tracks

September 30, 2022 0

The Welcome Wagon are Brooklyn indie folk duo Vito Aiuto and Monique Aiuto, who are set to release their fourth album ‘Esther’ on November 4th via Asthmatic Kitty Records. It see’s The Welcome Wagon return to their original […]

Paperback Riders: David N Meyer “Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music”

Book reviews

September 30, 2022 0

A quick look around Good Reads finds twelve biographies that are either directly about Parsons, or about the bands he was part of. So, if we are picking one source to learn about Gram Parsons […]

Classic Clips: Catherine MacLellan “Sparrows” – Austin, Texas, March 18th 2010

Classic Clips

September 30, 2022 1

Given Classic Clips has recently featured very-big-to-biggish-name artists like The Rolling Stones, Crosby and Nash and Mumford & Sons, it might be a surprise that next up is a performance of what was at the […]