Woody Guthrie

For The Sake Of The Song: Billy Bragg & Wilco “California Stars”

September 15, 2025 Andy Short 0

Woody Guthrie famously wrote on his guitar, “This machine kills fascists”. The world could certainly do with a return from the great man. The lyrics to Steve Earle’s ‘Christmas In Washington’ ask Guthrie to “Tear your […]

Woody Guthrie “I’m A Child Ta Fight” – all you fascists, bound to lose

August 21, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

That streak of favoured musicians on Tracks continues with the latest single released from the Woody Guthrie home recordings set “Woody At Home“, which features twenty-two previously unreleased tracks from 1951-1952 home tapes, including 13 songs […]

Not Dead Yet – Woody Guthrie’s last recordings emerge 75 years later

July 24, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 1

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Seventy-five years late, twenty-two previously unreleased tracks from 1951-1952 home tapes, including 13 songs never recorded elsewhere, and rare ‘This Land is Your Land’ verses have been rediscovered and are to […]

Live Review: Reg Meuross, The Ropewalk, Ropery Hall, Barton-Upon-Humber – 20th March 2025

March 31, 2025 Graeme Tait 8

My first visit of the year to the Ropery Hall, Barton-Upon-Humber, finds the venue unsurprisingly full for Reg Meuross’s return. Since his first solo album was released almost 30 years ago, Meuross has become widely regarded […]

Tear the fascists down: some thoughts on the last few days

August 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 25

As some of you will know, AUK is something we all do in our spare time around the various lives we lead. Me – my day job is working for a university in Liverpool, the home […]