Van Morrison

History of the Eagles tour, 2014, Bernie Leadon (second from left)

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: Peter Thompson

February 19, 2026 Peter Thompson 9

So what makes a song a credible candidate for the Top 10 Americana Song of All Time feature? The task of selecting the top 10 has been assigned to the AUK staff writers, but without specific […]

Latest Podcast now live featuring Wesley Stace

January 30, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1

This week’s podcast features man of letters Wesley Stace ahead of his three dates next week in a wide-ranging chat about writing, performing, and ultimately being true to one’s name. There are also tracks from The […]

Van Morrison “Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge”

January 21, 2026 FredArnold 5

Popular music icon explores the blues in depth and sounds just fine. And your humble writer gets to review yet another musical icon, in the form of Sir Van Morrison, as he releases the 51st (give […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Van Morrison

November 5, 2025 Tim Martin 5

When my number came up for another spin round this feature, I found that the three artists who came to mind had all been covered already. Then I found myself listening back to an artist who […]

Interview: Seth Lakeman on “The Granite Way”

February 4, 2025 Martin Johnson 0

Keeping the past alive to help the future by reframing of old stories for today. It may be twenty years since Seth Lakeman was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for his second album, “Kitty Jay”, […]

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