Columns
AUK Back Pages No. 12
We’re now in the middle of 2008 and AUK has its festival garb on as we either bask in the sun or get soaked wet. In May Maurice Hope visits the Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival […]
Randy Newman
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Randy Newman “Rednecks”
‘Rednecks’ was the opening song on Randy Newman’s 1974 album “Good Old Boys” and it was the initial kernel which inspired Newman’s examination of the American South on the disc. When it was released, the song […]
Interviews
Interview: Joe Henry on everything from Ornette Coleman to Bob Dylan and Randy Newman
Concentrate on what is right and let others know it not on what is wrong à la Bob Johnston. Joe Henry is a bit of an artistic polymath being a successful singer-songwriter and a three-time Grammy […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Randy Newman “Sail Away”
A unique voice and – for once – it’s no exaggeration. In a number of previous articles, I have let it be known that I have great admiration for Randy Newman and I suggested that the […]
Features
10 americana songs about horses
Here we have another in the ‘ten‘ series – ten songs with horses as the subject. You might think there would be dozens and for all I know there are – but I certainly spent some […]