Rhiannon Giddens

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Graeme Tait

August 17, 2023 Graeme Tait 19

Having dared to take a peak at my fellow AUK Writer’s Top 10 list over the previous weeks, rather like a naughty schoolboy trying to copy in class, I get the feeling that these articles are […]

Dream Team Triple Header – Sam Lee, Rhiannon Giddens and Teenage Fanclub

June 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Songkick offers just one real wildcard this time in its triple header not really a triple header email…err…header – Rhiannon Giddens and Sam Lee are a pairing that would, of course, naturally go together, maybe at […]

Live Review: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, Union Chapel Islington – 11th May 2023

May 23, 2023 Martin Fisher 0

There are unarguably few more prominent figures in the world of folk, roots and americana than Rhiannon Giddens. Twenty or so minutes into tonight’s Union Chapel gig, Giddens can only take a step back to accept […]

Artwork for The Bombadils album "Dear Friend"

The Bombadils “Dear Friend”

February 9, 2023 Viv Fish 0

Richly musical. With their band name inspired by the enigmatic character Tom Bombadil from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings, The Bombadils are husband and wife Luke Fraser and Sarah Frank. After meeting whilst studying music […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 7 – Rhiannon Giddens “Freedom Highway” (2017)

October 13, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

On this second solo album Rhiannon Giddens realises all her potential first seen with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. By interpreting traditional songs and writing her own she shines an unforgiving light into the darkness of racial […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Graeme Tait

Dream Team Triple Header – Sam Lee, Rhiannon Giddens and Teenage Fanclub

Live Review: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, Union Chapel Islington – 11th May 2023

The Bombadils “Dear Friend”

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 7 – Rhiannon Giddens “Freedom Highway” (2017)

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album