My Girl The River

My Girl The River “Sad Dog” – Listen

February 15, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Kris Wilkinson’s new song – out on the 26th of this month via Bandcamp – is a personally emotional tale. The release date is the first anniversary of her mother’s passing and ‘Sad Dog‘ is […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: My Girl The River

April 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Lockdown continues. Although we’re apart, we’re all in this together. One of the things music lovers are missing is the opportunity to go out and see live shows. To help make up for that, we […]

My Girl The River “Cardinal in the Snow” (Independent, 2020)

April 21, 2020 David Jarman 0

‘Cardinal in the Snow‘ is the second album from duo My Girl The River, fronted by Louisiana native Kris Wilkinson on vocals and acoustic guitar and featuring her partner and bassist Joe Hughes, with contributions […]

Video: My Girl The River “You Do Not Deserve My Tears”

February 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

Here is a song to bring hope and strength to the downtrodden and the bullied. During the anthemic chorus, Kris Wilkinson sings of reserving her tears for those who love her and this is such […]

Art work for Suzy Sue Smith benefit album featuring Lone WolfOMB, Olds Sleeper and Possessed by Paul James

Various Artists “Songs for Suzy”

Album Reviews

March 2, 2021 0

Benefit album of rural blues and mountain folk for rustic folk artist Suzy Smith. An album raising funds for Georgia based folk artist Suzy Smith, who is currently fighting cancer and autoimmune disorder. Her art, [...]

Trailhead “Into The Mountains”

Album Reviews

March 2, 2021 0

Simple but effective “Eurocana” from Germany’s Trailhead, following his journey over the Alps. In a time where we’re all learning to appreciate the simple things in life, Trailhead comes out with something that allows us [...]

Album Reviews

Gillian Welch “All the Good Times”

March 1, 2021 0

Not the most sparkling selection of songs but well made by an established pair. This collection contains songs by Bob Dylan, John Prine, Elizabeth Cotten and Norman Blake, as well as new arrangements of traditional [...]

Album Reviews

Curtis McMurtry “Toothless Messiah”

March 1, 2021 0

A mysterious, haunting and powerful album that deals with a pessimistic view on life The sinister and mysterious LP, ‘Toothless Messiah‘, from Austin resident Curtis McMurtry, is a brilliant take on dictatorship, oppression and greed, [...]

Album Reviews

Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

February 26, 2021 0

Cali-country veteran ponders life to an accordion-driven soundtrack We Brits might call Rick Shea an Angeleno, his press might style him as a Covina singer-songwriter but when it comes down to it this, his 9th [...]

Various Artists “Songs for Suzy”

Album Reviews

March 2, 2021 0

‘The Twang Factor’ presents: The Winner’s Session with Anton O’Donnell

The Twang Factor

March 2, 2021 0

Last year’s inaugural ‘Twang Factor’ introduced us to some wonderful artists and culminated in a readers’ vote that crowned Glasgow’s Anton O’Donnell as your winner. We promised you more from Anton and here it is, […]

iskwē “Night Dangers” – Listen

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March 2, 2021 0

You’ll recall, we’re sure, that we featured iskwē back in December on a duet with Tom Wilson. Yeah, that was a groovy tune well here’s some of iskwē’s solo music which is nothing short of […]

Sounds from the Shed – Week 8

Columns

March 2, 2021 0

Announcement made, Johnson retreats and leaves the workers to pick up the pieces. As Monday nights go it was a cut above, as we discovered the way our Govt. had decided that school life actually […]