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Scott Cook and the Long Weekends “Go Long” (Groove Revival, 2016)

September 22, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0
A bit overly complicated, you just want Cook to make a record, and forget the Frisbee spin off game sleeves etc.  Musically it is very appealing, lyrically hilarious; “Judging from the angle of the sun its […]
Album Reviews

Hattie Briggs “Young Runaways” (Wise Dog Records, 2016)

September 22, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0
It’s hard not to draw comparisons to other female singers and songwriters whilst listening to this record, as it has so many of them referenced along the way, it is such a striking lineage you find […]
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Peter James Millson “The Red Café” (Ind, 2016)

September 22, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0
An album of late night laments, jazz infusions and electronic flourishes reminds me of the late Colin Vearncombe, ABC and David Sylvian.  It does feel a little like a 80/90’s pop star making a ‘grown up’ […]
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Video clip: In the Desert with 3hattrio

September 21, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
In Virgin, Utah, 3 musicians created an unlikely band. One is a classically trained violinist, one is a cowboy singer, and one plays Caribbean rhythm – creating what they see as a new kind of sound: […]
Live Reviews

Mogwai: The Barbican, London – 15th September 2016

September 21, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
There is a dichotomy that is going to run through this review – is it a review of a live gig or is it a review of a documentary film? Mogwai’s last album was the soundtrack for […]

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Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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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 style […]
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Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0
A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

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“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 […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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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 final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Drew Danburry “Song to Long” – Listen

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Over the years here at AUK we’ve come back to Utah based Drew Danburry time and time again, and it’s nice three months into 2021 to hear him revisit a song written and recorded originally back […]
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Video Premiere: Tom Moran “Roommate of a Friend of Mine”

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It’s impossible not to tap your feet along to this upbeat new single from New York’s Tom Moran.  Moran’s rhythmic strum sounds bright and uplifting on his battered, old acoustic guitar while, over the top, his […]

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