Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current ...

All I Ever Wanted is the catchy new single from Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds. Over a steady beat and warm, sustained notes on the bass, Sherbourne delivers tuneful guitar and a clean, ...

Wynonna Judd has just released her latest album; it came out last Friday, and it is, she says, the most personal album of her ...

We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media.

The Nashville-based duo Rosine featuring GRAMMY Award winner Forrest O’Connor and rising vocalist Meredith Lane O’Connor have ...

Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies ...

An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which ...

Songs of hope and resilience, both of which were needed to see this earnest album completed. Hope is Restless is Nicole ...

As I proceeded to pull into a convenient parking space, a stone’s throw from the doors of the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, ...

In another part of the AUK jungle, I’ve been reading Chris Hillman’s autobiography, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito ...

The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms ...

Lady Nade’s journey of self-exploration is brought to vivid life in this bold new single, Identity. With uplifting, joyous ...