Peter Bruntnell

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Mark Whitfield

September 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 7

Features Editor Clint West writes: Today we complete our writers’ choices of the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century’ with the selections of our founder, editor and guru Mark Whitfield. It’s been a fascinating […]

Interview: Talking the post pandemic festival blues with Brighthelmstone’s Jim Walker

August 22, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

Real post lockdown challenges being faced by Mid Sussex Music and Ale Festival. Back in August 2019 AUK spoke with Jim Walker, managing director of Brighton based Brighthelmstone Promotions, about his third annual Mid-Sussex Music and […]

Mid-Sussex Music and Ale festival is back this August Bank holiday

August 12, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Brighthelmstone Promotions has announced their annual Mid-Sussex Music and Ale Festival in Hassocks just outside Brighton. Less than a month away, the three-day festival will take place over the August Bank Holiday. Headliners include Andrew Combs, […]

Live Review: Bill Kirchen + Peter Bruntnell, Night & Day Café, Manchester – July 28th 2022

August 5, 2022 Clint West 2

It probably takes a very special artist in order to persuade Peter Bruntnell to haul himself up north to fill a support slot. Peter explained that he’d booked a coach ticket to Manchester, only for the […]

Live Review: Americana Fest, American Museum & Gardens. Bath – 2nd/3rd July 2022

July 15, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Holding a festival of Americana music in the grounds of Claverton Manor, home of the Museum of American history and Culture, on the edge of Bath was the inspired idea of Matt Owens, best known as […]