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AUK’s Chain Gang: Benjamin Tod “The Mountain”

August 24, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0
In last week’s instalment of the Chain Gang, Tim Newby described the connections between Ola Belle Reed’s ‘High on a Mountain’ and Roy Acuff’s ‘Wreck on the Highway’ as “tenuous”. In contrast, the connections between Reed’s […]
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VERSIONS – “All Along the Watchtower”

August 24, 2020 Paul Villers 6
Here’s another in our VERSIONS series in which we take a song and examine it from different angles, different positions and different viewpoints. This time Jonathan Aird does the forensics on ‘All Along The Watchtower’.
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Forgotten Artists – Cowboy

August 24, 2020 Rick Bayles 2
It’s time for another article in our FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series and, this time, Clint West is back to remind us about Southern Country Rockers, Cowboy.
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Sleepy Gaucho “Morning Light” (Hear Here Records, 2020)

August 24, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0
‘Morning Light’ is the second album by multi-instrumentalist Andy Goitia. This essentially appears to be a solo album giving Andy the space to explore sonic opportunities with the aid of friends, session musicians and most notably, […]
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Lisa Akuah “Bubbles” – Listen

August 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Not, thankfully, a song about isolation and the community bubbles people are advised to restrict their meeting of others to.  We don’t think we could have taken that.  No, Lisa Akuah’s soft sounding but rather biting […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

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The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Dylan documentary to be shown on 1965 tour stops

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And if you were a massive fan you could do all the dates and watch the film 7 times. If you really loved Bob you would. Uncut reports: “Dates have been announced for a UK tour celebrating […]
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The Other Side of Me: Andrew Frolish recalls rocking out with Magnum

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When I opened the email reminding me that it was my turn to share ‘The Other Side of Me’, I had just returned home from a gig by classic rockers Magnum and so it seemed appropriate […]

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