October 2017 – Page 5

Video exclusive: The Light Wires “Belly Of The Beast”

October 26, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A fine gutsy rocking track from The Light Wires, the band fronted by Kentucky man Jeremy Pinnell (who’s just finished a UK tour) prior to his going solo, and taken from a double album re-issue of […]

Interview: Shamblin Sexton

October 26, 2017 Del Day 0

A few years back, stumbling into The Great Eastern, a salubrious pub at the bottom of Trafalgar Street in the heart of Brighton’s North Laines, my ears were met by Hank Williams’ unmistakable tones emanating from […]

Janis Ian “The Essential 2.0” (Sony Music CMG 2017)

October 26, 2017 Dave Jennings 0

With ten Grammy nominations, and being able to count the likes of Dolly Parton, Cher, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash (who apparently kept a book of her poetry in his library), Jimi Hendrix and Willie Nelson as […]

The Magic Lantern “Holding Hands” – Listen

October 26, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

Born in Australia, before moving to the UK at 12, Jamie Doe began performing as The Magic Lantern while studying philosophy in Bristol alongside friends like This Is The Kit. Now based in London he has […]

Elizabeth Cook talks americana with Rolling Stone

October 25, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And some other things to be honest. Rolling Stone reports: “Elizabeth Cook has been the hippie hillbilly queen of East Nashville’s Americana community for more than a decade. With an accent rooted in rural Florida and […]

RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
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RE: My First Record Player
I had a Rotel amp and turntable too until the buttons s...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@peterthompson When Ryan Adams string breaks during Bar...
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For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0

The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

May 11, 2026 0

Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

Month: October 2017

Video exclusive: The Light Wires “Belly Of The Beast”

Interview: Shamblin Sexton

Janis Ian “The Essential 2.0” (Sony Music CMG 2017)

The Magic Lantern “Holding Hands” – Listen

Elizabeth Cook talks americana with Rolling Stone

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”