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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

September 21, 2026 2

I went to Brighton this week to see The Jayhawks. They were playing at the newly restored Corn Exchange. The gig was being promoted by the excellent Brighthelmstone Promotions, and a good time was promised and […]

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

September 21, 2026 0

This latest single from Brown Wimpenny heralds the Autumn into Winter tour by the band alongside an ever-changing roster of artists from the same Broadside Hacks record label. The song came into their repertoire in an […]

Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy

September 21, 2026 0

Check out the absorbing Ships at Sea from Boston-based bluegrass quintet Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground. Written by Toronto-based band Basset, this is a gorgeously-tuneful song that showcases Setiawan’s clear, pure voice. The words are full […]

Features
Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music
If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house [...]
Features
For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”
“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clip: Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas “The Boxer”— Library of Congress, Washington, 2007
In 1969 Simon and Garfunkel released their masterpiece Bridge Over Troubled Water, and included in the set was the brilliant and oft-covered or performed The Boxer, written by Paul Simon in 1968. The song was [...]
Features
Top 10 UK Americana Albums of all time: John Lee
So today we start a new Top 10 feature, to find the best UK Americana album as voted by our writers – and we are up for the challenge and the weeks of bickering which [...]
Behind the Songs
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the [...]

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

September 18, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]

Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026

September 18, 2026 0

Opening for The War and Treaty at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Buddy Miller explained how he came to crash the party and thanked the headliners and support Avery Sunshine for indulging him. Miller had a call from […]

Krauss, Colvin and Douglas at Library of Congress 2007

Classic Clip: Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas “The Boxer”— Library of Congress, Washington, 2007

September 18, 2026 3

In 1969 Simon and Garfunkel released their masterpiece Bridge Over Troubled Water, and included in the set was the brilliant and oft-covered or performed The Boxer, written by Paul Simon in 1968. The song was written […]

The Dreaming Spires and Annie Keating join forces for single and live dates

September 18, 2026 0

Sun-drenched country-rock from Oxfordshire meets smoky Americana from Brooklyn as The Dreaming Spires and The Annie Keating Band join forces on new single Put Me in Your Hands, due for release today, followed by a co-headline […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jack Browning and Blue Twisted Steel

September 18, 2026 0

All good things come in twos, they say, and this week’s AUK Podcast is no exception, featuring as it does both Jack Browning and West Virginia combo Blue Twisted Steel. Jack’s sophomore album, Painted Skies, is […]

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train
September 21, 2026 0
This latest single from Brown Wimpenny heralds the Autumn into Winter tour by the band alongside an ever-changing roster of artists from the same Broadside Hacks record label. The song came into their repertoire in [...]
Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy
September 21, 2026 0
Check out the absorbing Ships at Sea from Boston-based bluegrass quintet Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground. Written by Toronto-based band Basset, this is a gorgeously-tuneful song that showcases Setiawan’s clear, pure voice. The words are [...]
Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”
September 18, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October [...]
Kyshona “We The People” – only people have the power
September 18, 2026 0
Kyshona brings u a new version of her song We The People which was originally released in 2020 on the album Listen. Here it is reimagined as a powerful acoustic performance, starkly highlighting the message [...]
Video Premiere: RJ Chesney “Suzanne”
September 18, 2026 0
The new single from RJ Chesney, a fine singer-songwriter based in Mississippi, is heartfelt, open and honest. Suzanne was written by Chesney’s friend and fellow-songwriter Kyle McNeill and Chesney first heard McNeill play it at [...]

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