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Forgotten Artists – Willis Alan Ramsey

April 30, 2020 Martin Johnson 2

Willis Alan Ramsey was not only in at the start of the Austin music scene of the ‘70s but he was also one of the first of the new wave of singer-songwriters, subsequently tagged as […]

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King Ropes “Go Back Where They Came From” (Big and Just Little, 2020)

April 30, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

Opinion can be really quite polarised when it comes to covers. For every great new interpretation of an old song there can be others that are dismissed under the “if you can’t improve it then […]

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Songs for the apocalypse: The David Mayfield Parade “Blue Skies Again”

April 30, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Three years ago when I was in Nashville I ended up seeing a band called The David Mayfield Parade at a small venue called The Railsplitters which was one of those shows that you don’t […]

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Video: Fireside collective “Bring it on Home”

April 30, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Aside from the fact that these guys are insanely talented, it looks like great fun being part of Fireside Collective.  Each member is a master of his instrument and together the combination is exciting and […]

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Philip Rambow “Canadiana” (Fretsore Records, 2020)

April 30, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

‘Canadiana’ is the follow up to 2015’s ‘Whatever Happened To Phil Rambow?’ and his Philip Rambow’s debut for Fretsore Records, the label behind releases by My Darling Clementine and Lily Garland. Rambow is originally from […]

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Chris Coole “The Old Man and the C Chord”

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Canadian bluegrass virtuoso brings songs as well as style. ‘The Old Man and the C Chord’ represents the third solo offering from Chris Cooley, although he has been part of a much wider musical scene over […]

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Helene Cronin “Landmarks”

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Veteran storyteller sets life’s lessons to music in her sophomore release. ‘Landmarks’, Helene Cronin’s latest album, is music for the dance of life. It also finds the words to face down life’s challenges with grace […]

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Rhys Duursma “Songs From Swan Street Vol.1”

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A debut EP with lots of promise and directions to follow. Australian singer-songwriter Rhys Duursma’s debut solo EP starts with ‘Same Old’, a fairly routine piece of folk music, which mutates halfway through into a […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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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 […]

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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. […]

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Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

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AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly […]

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Book Review – Margo Price “Maybe We’ll Make It”

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We’re a bit late to the pass with this one, as it was released in the latter part of last year, but we didn’t want to miss out on a chance to review a book […]

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London-based Bojockey started out as the bedroom recording project of Samuel William’s bedroom project but has since expanded to a full band with the addition of Helena Grace (vocals, bass), Dustin Price (electric guitar), Alex […]

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Video: Margo Price “Radio” feat. Sharon Van Etten

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Laurel Canyon inspired Americana from Margo Price’s new album ‘Strays’.   The video for ‘Radio’ finds Price home alone in a pink cottage smoking weed and dancing in her undies as co-writer Sharon Van Etten beams […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Moon Mullican “I’ll Sail My Ship Alone”

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I’m indebted to Fred Arnold for introducing The Mavericks into the Chain last week. They have long been a personal favourite of mine and consistently one of the best live acts around. The link this […]

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Chris Coole “The Old Man and the C Chord”

Album Reviews
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Canadian bluegrass virtuoso brings songs as well as style. ‘The Old Man and the C Chord’ represents the third solo offering from Chris Cooley, although he has been part of a much wider musical scene over […]

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