The Seldom Scene

Bluegrass Briefs: Taff Rapids, The Seldom Scene, Merle Travis, The SteelDrivers, Chicken Wire Empire, EZRA

April 30, 2025 Tim Martin 0

Bluegrass is a truly multinational genre these days, as Taff Rapids demonstrate. Bands like The Seldom Scene and Chicken Wire Empire are pushing the boundaries while still respecting the traditions of Bluegrass past. That past is […]

Track Premiere: The Seldom Scene “Farewell Angelina”

February 3, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Few are the bands that can continue for 53 years without the occasional change in the line-up and The Seldom Scene have taken that tendency to change to the fullest conclusion – although there are members […]

Folk Tracks Roundup, June 2024

June 27, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s time for another Folk Roundup bonus column featuring a bunch of Tracks that we hope you’ll enjoy, covering as they do a very wide range of folk. Hey, there’s even some bluegrass this time – […]

From the AUK Archives: VERSIONS – “Long Black Veil”

October 12, 2022 Clint West 3

A few years ago AUK ran a series called VERSIONS. It basically did what it says on the tin and invited our writers to celebrate both the original and some of the best covers of classic […]

VERSIONS – “Long Black Veil”

July 13, 2020 Paul Villers 3

Welcome to another instalment of our (increasingly) popular VERSIONS feature. This time Clint West has a go at ‘Long Black Veil’ – possibly the definition of a ‘country’ staple. That said you will discover all sorts […]