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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Gordon Sharpe

February 3, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

I still feel when writing an article of this sort that someone might sneak up behind me and say ‘aha’ and ‘got you’. It lays bare the limitations of my listening. Either I fill in […]

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Stornoway “The Farewell Show” (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)

July 6, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

Live albums can be a mixed blessing but in this case, an immensely appreciative audience, a good recording and a vocalist/lyricist of the first order means that this is an excellent package. The album is […]

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Sweet Virginia “Leaving Again”

July 1, 2022 0

If her debut album ‘Leaving Again’ is any measure, Sweet Virginia should definitely stay. The singer-songwriter from Colorado who calls herself Sweet Virginia, named her debut album ‘Leaving Again.’ After listening to the album, the […]

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Album Reviews

Clancy Jones “Found My Way”

July 1, 2022 0

Memorable debut from Oklahoma-based Clancy Jones takes us out on the open road. ‘Found My Way’ is the debut album release from Oklahoma-based Clancy Jones, hailing originally from the southeast Texas coast. Opening track ‘Blacktop […]

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Nicki Bluhm “Avondale Drive”

July 1, 2022 0

Nicki Bluhm might have invented a whole new genre of music with her latest solo album. Nicki Bluhm has been around for a while with her first solo album  coming out in 2008, since when […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Something for the weekend: First Aid Kit “Angel”

Videos
July 1, 2022 0

Well that’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with the return of Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit who are back with their new single, ‘Angel’, their first new […]

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Sweet Virginia “Leaving Again”

Album Reviews
July 1, 2022 0

If her debut album ‘Leaving Again’ is any measure, Sweet Virginia should definitely stay. The singer-songwriter from Colorado who calls herself Sweet Virginia, named her debut album ‘Leaving Again.’ After listening to the album, the […]

Martin Ruby

Video: Martin Ruby “Rusty Trucks and Daisies”

Videos
July 1, 2022 0

An elegiac meditation on the death of a friend and bandmate. Martin Ruby’s new video for ‘Rusty Trucks and Daisies’ is a tribute to his late friend Molly.  As he laments in the back seat […]

Live Review: Sierra Ferrell, Future Yard, Birkenhead – June 27th, 2022

Live Reviews
July 1, 2022 1

Sierra Ferrell has been one of this summer’s hottest tickets. Her show at the excellent 300 capacity Future Yard venue in Birkenhead was sold out well in advance and by all accounts it was a […]

Artwork for Clancy Jones album "Found My Way""

Clancy Jones “Found My Way”

Album Reviews
July 1, 2022 0

Memorable debut from Oklahoma-based Clancy Jones takes us out on the open road. ‘Found My Way’ is the debut album release from Oklahoma-based Clancy Jones, hailing originally from the southeast Texas coast. Opening track ‘Blacktop […]

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