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Songs for the apocalypse: Paul Kelly “They Thought I Was Asleep”

October 9, 2019 Mark Whitfield 3
Paul Kelly has more pathos in the index finger of his right hand than most songwriters do in their, er, heads – exhibit A is this track, the version of which you can watch below recorded […]
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Ferris & Sylvester + Roseanne Reid, The Portland Arms, Cambridge, 30th September 2019

October 9, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
2019 has been a breakthrough year for Ferris & Sylvester. With slots at various festivals, including Glastonbury, Black Deer, Isle of Wight and Americanafest in Nashville, the duo has been reaching out to new audiences and […]
Album Reviews

The Gina Furtado Project “I Hope You Have A Good Life” (Independent, 2019)

October 9, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
You may already know Gina Furtado as Gina Clowes, banjo player for Chris Jones & The Night Drivers – and even a cursory listen to ‘I Hope You Have a Good Life‘ will explain why she […]
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Anna Rose “Sucker Puncher” – Listen

October 9, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Sucker Puncher‘ is taken from Anna Rose’s new album ‘The Light Between‘ that was released just last Friday.  It was produced by Grammy-nominated   Paul Moak,  and features ten original songs written and recorded in Nashville, […]
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Video: Marinho “I Give Up and It’s OK”

October 9, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
This rather nice piece of alt-folk is the new single from Portuguese musician Marinho, taken from her debut album ‘~’ (pronounced tilde), which is due out on the 18th of October.

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Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]
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Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]
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Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

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Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
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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Sturgill Simpson slims down for new tour

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Not literally.  Rolling Stone reports: “Sturgill Simpson has made key changes to his band, debuting a stripped-down, lean lineup at a performance in Florida this past weekend. Simpson addressed the transformation, which bids farewell to his […]
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Video: I’m With Her “Standing on the Fault Line”

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Roots music supergroup I’m With Her explore lost dreams in their new song ‘Standing on the Fault Line’.  This is the latest single from their forthcoming album “Wild, Clear and Blue”. Group member Sara Watkins reflects […]
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Courtney Marie Andrews has a new song, UK dates

September 19, 2018 0
We’re rather big fans of Courtney Marie Andrews here at AUK and she’s just released a new track ‘Heart and Mind’, a standalone cut that she is putting out because in her own words she “wanted to […]

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