Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 33
Living in a different home. One of the positives about working where I work is the wonderful concept of a two-week half term in winter. Of course, they get the week back later in the […]
Sparklehorse
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Joe Henry “Trampoline”
If it wasn’t for this album, Joe Henry would be a minor footnote in any history of Americana that I might write, perhaps more memorable for being Madonna’s brother-in-law. His early records were serviceable and […]
Other stuff
Sounds from the Shed – Lockdown Sounds
So here we are again I am sitting in my shed delivering lessons to a constant stream of disaffected students who are dividing their time between screenshotting my face and adding obscenities and checking in […]
Album Reviews
John Murry “Tilting At Windmills” (Submarine Cat Records, 2020)
John Murry’s debut, 2013’s ‘The Graceless Age’, made many of that year’s Best Of lists. While it was his debut, Murry was already 34 and had recorded two albums with legendary Memphis singer-songwriter Bob Frank […]
Features
AUK’s Top Ten Americana Albums Ever: Paul Kerr
At AUK we are now well into our quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums Ever’. Over the coming weeks and months each AUK writer will in turn, present their own personal selections. When […]