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Tom Russell announces new album “October in the Railroad Earth”, UK dates

December 19, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

American troubadour Tom Russell, once described by Rolling Stone as “The greatest living folk-country songwriter” has announced a new album ‘October in the Railroad Earth’ confusingly not out in October but on March 15th via Proper Records.

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David Berkeley “The Faded Red and Blue” (Straw Man, 2018)

December 19, 2018 Linda Jameson 0

‘The Faded Red and Blue’ is a five-track EP from Santa-Fe based songwriter,  David Berkeley. It was written in response to the political landscape in America: he began writing in the aftermath of the presidential election in […]

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Bob Collum & The Welfare Mothers “Pay, Pack And Carry” (Harbour Song Records, 2018)

December 19, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

Bob Collum hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is a pretty good place to come from if you’re a man who makes music in the Americana genre. But Collum has added an interesting twist to his back […]

Features

A Review of the Year : Tell me where it hurts, and I’ll tell you what to feel

December 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It may have been another turbulent year with no sign of the punishment letting up, but it has also been another great year for music. And, in a sense, that’s what really matters. And if nothing […]

Tracks

Ludlow “The Country” – Listen

December 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Ludlow are a five piece band from Chicago who have just released their new EP  ‘Sunset Blues’, which this track is taken from.  It’s a song that reflects on how different people see the USA in different […]

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Ten to One: Cooper Kenward collects memories, good and bad

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L.A.-based singer/songwriter Cooper Kenward’s third album is called “haha, now I’m sad” (Soggy Anvil Records, 2025), and you could say its emotions are all over the place. The title hints at the intertwined duality of happy […]

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Interview: Talking about his new album, collaborations and spiritual connection with Jerry Joseph

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Jerry Joseph recently released “Panther Tracks, Vol. 1”, a raw, unflinching collection of songs that reflect his life, struggles, and triumphs. During Joseph’s recent UK tour, AUK’s Andrew Frolish spent some fascinating time with him over […]

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Interview: Liz Thomson on Greenwich Village, Joan Baez and the young Dylan

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The last year has seen Bob Dylan take the media by storm, something that started with the success of “A Complete Unknown”, a biopic that covered his career between 1961-1965, which was a critical and commercial […]

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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