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Carolyn Kendrick “Tear Things Apart” (Independent, 2020)

March 17, 2020 Paul Kerr 0
Apparently from a folk and bluegrass background, primarily as a fiddler, Carolyn Kendrick’s first release under her own name, hovers, not uneasily, between folk and slightly soulful pop. The six-song disc opens with the very tasty […]
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Marcus King Band, Electric Ballroom, Camden, 25th February 2020

March 17, 2020 Barry Warren 0
It’s been two years since The Marcus King Band last played London and this time they’re promoting King’s solo release ‘El Dorado’. Produced by Dan Auerbach, it represents a change in direction from earlier releases, being […]
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Jennah Barry “Holiday” (Forward Music Group, 2020)

March 17, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0
Phrases like charming, lovely or sweet are deemed as virtual insults these days – anaemic praise for something soft or unconvincing – but Jennah Barry’s new album, ‘Holiday’, deserves all these descriptions in the most positive way. […]
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Seth Anderson “Take Away The Sad” – Listen

March 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
A second single from Canadian Seth Anderson, taken from his recently released album ‘We Could Be.‘ The album’s a mix of full band numbers and songs that are just Seth and his guitar.  ‘Take Away the […]
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Video: Nikolaj Grandjean “Seven Wild Horses”

March 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the title track from Nikolaj Grandjean’s new EP.  There’s a lovely, delicate strum that gently builds.  It’s a quietly beautiful song.  Grandjean has had a varied career, playing in groups, writing in different genres […]

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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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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”

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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

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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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Track Premiere: The Far North “Branches”

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The Far North are a UK based Americana band, focused on the more retrospective acoustic work of singer/songwriter Lee Wylding, who was previously the vocalist and songwriter in the UK Americana band The Fireflys.  The Far […]
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The Song Remains: Tom T. Hall 1936 – 2021

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Songwriter, performer and author, feted by fellow artists and known respectfully as ‘The Storyteller’. The news of the death of Tom T. Hall on August 20th 2021 elicited this response from AUK favourites The Drive-By Truckers: […]
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