Willi Carlisle

artwork for Carlisle album "Peculiar Missouri".

Willi Carlisle “Peculiar, Missouri”

July 5, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Carlisle challenges country’s macho image with stunning sophomore offering. Growing up in the rural, small town life of the American Midwest, in Kansas and Illinois, Carlisle’s world was full of juxtapositions. Captain of his football team […]

Black Deer Festival 2022: Biblical weather, heavenly music and cool dudes from Arkansas

June 28, 2022 Clint West 8

After three years Black Deer was back. The relief and the excitement were palpable throughout the weekend. It felt like a special occasion and so it proved to be. The inclusion of artists like James and […]

Willi Carlisle “Vanlife” – does the American dream seem to be going wrong?

June 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

With the sound of a jolly story in the style of Cash’s ‘Boy Named Sue‘ or ‘One Piece at a Time‘, Willi Carlisle takes a satirical scalpel to the unravelling of the American Dream – surely […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Willi Carlisle “Peculiar, Missouri”

Black Deer Festival 2022: Biblical weather, heavenly music and cool dudes from Arkansas

Willi Carlisle “Vanlife” – does the American dream seem to be going wrong?

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”