Tracks
Folk Tracks Roundup, October 2024
We’re not going to regale you with a whole bunch of Halloween themed folk songs – on the grounds that we haven’t exactly been swamped with them. Somewhat of a surprise, but perhaps a lot of […]
The Byrds
Features
For the Sake of the Song: The Byrds “All I Really Want to Do”
A few songs are responsible for my love of Americana. I talked about ‘Hot Burrito #1‘ back in our Versions series in 2021, but as my journey into the genre is very much Byrds-related, this is […]
Book Reviews
Americana on Audio: Five books to listen to this summer
With the arrival of the English school holidays book writers’ thoughts turn to advising you what to read while trying to manage the activities and expectations of children or grandchildren. At AUK we are no different, […]
Tracks
Track Premiere: Christian Parker “Change Is Now”
Christian Parker has six albums of his own to his name, but he’s about to follow up last year’s ‘Sweethearts‘ with a second album of Byrds songs, ‘Change Is Now.‘ Where ‘Sweethearts‘ had ‘Sweethearts of the […]
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VERSIONS: “Satisfied Mind”
Written by Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes “Satisfied Mind” takes hold of the age-old assertion that “money can’t buy you happiness” and expresses it in a simple song. Hayes claimed that the idea came from his his […]