The Lost Trades

Small Venue Heroes – The Lost Trades

November 8, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Lockdown had a profound effect on all musicians. For The Lost Trades, a newly established band on the verge of their first tour it slammed the brakes on. Formed in 2019 by Wiltshire based singer […]

Tim Easton “North American Songwriter Vol. 1 and 2”

January 26, 2023 0

Unplugged and raw – Close your eyes and let Easton transport you to a better, gentler world. Born in Ohio but now living in Nashville. Easton describes himself as a dyed-in-the-wool troubadour. In the mode […]

Daniel Antopolsky “Old Timey, Soulful, Hippy-Dippy, Flower Child Songs from the Cosmos… Wow! (Unheard Songs of the Early 1970s, Part Two)”

January 26, 2023 0

Original Outlaw Country era survivor revisits songs written on the global hippy trail. The story of Daniel Antopolsky’s friendship with Townes Van Zandt and his brief but formative time at the emergence of what became […]

artwork for Belle & Sebastian album "Late Developer"

Belle & Sebastian “Late Developers”

January 25, 2023 0

Glasgow mavericks deliver a second dose of feel-good factor pop music within nine months, still imbued with their usual lyrical sobriety. Barely nine months since the release of their last album ‘A Bit Of Previous’ […]

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 […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 20

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

November 22, 2022 18

AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly […]

Something for the weekend: Lucero “Raining For Weeks”

Videos

January 27, 2023 0

Well that’s it for another week dearest reader. Congratulations again to all the winners for the UK americana awards last night, and a special congratulations to Ralph McLean from BBC Radio Ulster who won the […]

The Twang Factor 3 Presents: Rob Clamp

Features

January 27, 2023 2

Welcome to the penultimate performance of The Twang Factor 3. The final act will perform next week before an AUK panel then convenes to choose our winner. This week’s guest is Rob Clamp, a singer, […]

Classic Clips: Mary Chapin Carpenter (with friends) “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” CMA Awards 1993

Classic Clips

January 27, 2023 0

From Mary Chapin Carpenter’s most commercially successful album ‘Come On Come On’ comes the Grammy nominated ‘He Thinks He’ll Keep Her‘. Recorded at the 1993 CMA awards this classic comes complete with a very youthful looking […]

Paperback Riders – John Einarson “Mr Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds’ Gene Clark”

Book reviews

January 27, 2023 2

A few months back we looked at David N Meyer’s book on Gram Parsons. That book spent much of its time stripping away the myths that have followed Parsons’ name. Einarson has a different task […]

Live Review: Lucinda Williams and Buick 6 + L.A. Edwards, The Barbican, London – 21st January 2023

Live Reviews

January 27, 2023 0

According to social media posts from those who have seen Lucinda Williams’ current shows, she and her band are on top form. Here at AUK we’ve been lucky enough to have had reporters at two […]

Small Venue Heroes – The Lost Trades

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