Sam Robbins

Sam Robbins “Bigger Than In Between”

August 4, 2022 Kimberly Bright 1

New Hampshire singer-songwriter Sam Robbins expands his musical horizons on thoughtful sophomore release. It’s hard to believe now that Berklee College of Music alumnus and 2021 Kerrville Folk Festival songwriting competition winner Sam Robbins started […]

Track Premiere: Sam Robbins “Nobody’s Baby”

April 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Finally Feeling Young‘ the upcoming album from Nashville based artist Sam Robbins is a coming of age album – it’s taken him two years to pull together and because of that it reflects on the […]

Fiver “Soundtrack to A More Radiant Sphere: The Joe Wallace Mixtape”

October 3, 2022 0

A soundtrack of primitive folk songs and atmospheric instrumentals Fiver is essentially one of the many avenues Toronto’s Simone Schmidt uses to pursue her musical journey, quite a fascinating one as it turns out with […]

Sara Syms “The Darkest Light”

October 3, 2022 0

Fine vocals and heartfelt songs from New Orleans-based Syms. From the opening bars of the first track –the title track ‘The Darkest Light’–it’s clear we’re listening to a class act. Recorded in New Orleans Esplanade […]

Julianna Riolino “All Blue”

October 3, 2022 0

Highly promising solo debut from Canadian singer-songwriter. How to describe ‘All Blue,’ the debut album from Toronto based artist Julianna Riolino? At times delving into old fashioned rock and roll tinged with indie attitude, occasional […]

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 […]

Interview: Geoff Muldaur on the latest addition to his lifetime body of work

Interviews

October 3, 2022 0

One of the greatest white blues and roots music singers who was a major influence on Jerry Garcia. Geoff Muldaur may not be a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he doesn’t […]

Fiver “Soundtrack to A More Radiant Sphere: The Joe Wallace Mixtape”

Album Reviews

October 3, 2022 0

AUK’s Chain Gang: John Prine “Sam Stone”

AUK's Chain Gang

October 3, 2022 0

As regular readers are aware, the object of the articles in the Chain Gang series is to find something in the one that precedes yours that you can link to and write about. I scoured […]