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Month: August 2018

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Eilen Jewell + Michelle Stodart, The Lexington, London, 6th August 2018

August 13, 2018 David Chalfen 0
The Lexington near Kings Cross in North London has great appeal in the current heat wave as it has one of the best air conditioning systems on the London gig circuit and it proved its worth […]
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Lora Kelley “Lora Kelley” (Independent, 2018)

August 13, 2018 Denis Parkinson 0
Charlottesville based, singer-songwriter, Lora Kelley has released a new self-titled EP and it showcases her personal songs and accomplished musicianship really well. Life experiences are the basis for these songs and it’s clear that family and […]
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Leland and the Silver Wells “Luck of the Draw” – Listen

August 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Taken from the third album by Leland Ettinger, ‘Luck of the draw‘ shows off her musical roots, inspired in equal measure by Joni and the Floyd.  Which, it transpires, means a CSN ‘Wooden Ships‘ type sound that […]
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Jeremy Nail “Live Oak” (Independent, 2018)

August 13, 2018 Elise Kennedy 0
‘Live Oak’ is the third album from Texan Jeremy Nail, just the name of the album along is strong with symbolism for Nail. The name of the album refers back to an oak tree in Austin, […]
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Mean Mary to tour UK and the EU

August 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1
Being the youngest of six children, and being named Mean Mary, didn’t hold back Mary James in the slightest – one would say quite the reverse.  Picking up the guitar at the age of 4, making […]

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Mules & Men bring bluegrass right up-to-date with their excellent new video for ‘John Keavney’.  It follows a character whose economic woes lead him to sell the family’s land and then lose everything – a cautionary […]
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Zach Phillips “The Wine of Youth” (Independent, 2020)

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Noticing that his friends wanted something to listen to during quarantine, San Diego based singer-songwriter Zach Phillips decided to release ‘The Wine of Youth’ earlier than he first anticipated, but with his music described as ‘a […]
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Our new supporters playlist comes out today – Win a pair of tickets to see a Transatlantic Sessions show!

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Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Danny and the Champs, Dawes, Chuck Ragan, Amy Speace, […]

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