Piers Faccini

Piers Faccini album cover Shapes of the Fall

Piers Faccini “Shapes of the Fall”

April 26, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

Well crafted intimate and evocative music. It feels like this reviewer has been living on the edge recently – the edge that is of whatever genre definitions might normally apply. There has been a succession […]

Piers Faccini “Hear My Voice” (Beating Drum, 2019)

December 2, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Based in the south of France, Piers Faccini runs a label called Beating Drum and has released a series of EPs featuring singular singer songwriters from around the globe. For the fourth instalment, Faccini features […]

The Barlow “New Year, Old Me”

August 10, 2022 0

A highly talented country band from Denver making their own great sound. ‘New Year, Old Me‘ is the third full-length album by The Barlow, a four-piece country band from Denver, Colorado featuring Shea Boynton on […]

Anna Tivel “Outsiders”

August 10, 2022 1

A new album and a new record company mean Anna Tivel is ready to take her music to a larger audience. Pacific North West singer-songwriter Anna Tiivel shakes off the dust of the pandemic by […]

cover art for Mary Scholz album Begin Again

Mary Scholz “Begin Again”

August 10, 2022 0

If this is the beginning again, it’s a very good place to start. Philadelphia native Scholz has a big voice and the production that Jonathan Wilson brings to the album wraps that voice in some […]

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 […]

Classic Americana Albums: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris “Trio”

Classic Americana Albums

August 10, 2022 0

‘Trio’ was a dream album when it came out, back in 1987. Three of the biggest names, and voices, in country, country/rock, and americana all gathered together on one record and singing in perfect harmony. […]

The Barlow “New Year, Old Me”

Album Reviews

August 10, 2022 0

Native Harrow announce date for new album and release a brand new track – Listen

News

August 10, 2022 0

Native Harrow has announced their latest album ‘Old Kind of Magic‘ will be released on October 28th on Loose Music. This, the couple’s fifth album, arrives two years after they left Pennsylvania for a new […]

Anna Tivel “Outsiders”

Album Reviews

August 10, 2022 1

A new album and a new record company mean Anna Tivel is ready to take her music to a larger audience. Pacific North West singer-songwriter Anna Tiivel shakes off the dust of the pandemic by […]

Mary Scholz “Begin Again”

Album Reviews

August 10, 2022 0

Piers Faccini “Shapes of the Fall”

Piers Faccini “Hear My Voice” (Beating Drum, 2019)

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