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Video Premiere: The Federales “Thanks for the Broken Heart”

August 23, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
The Federales’ contemporary take on a the traditional honky-tonk sound is made for live performances and that’s exactly what we have with the video premiere of ‘Thanks for the Broken Heart’.  When all the instruments kick […]
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Something for the weekend: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Hold On”

August 20, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it for another week dear reader – a really busy one for us in terms of traffic, so welcome if you’re new and thanks for sticking with us if you’re not. We leave you […]
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Clint’s Classic Clips: Courtney Marie Andrews “Table For One” live KEXP session 2016

August 20, 2021 Clint West 0
AUK favourite Courtney Marie Andrews in scintillating form on Seattle’s KEXP radio station. If you haven’t already come across it yet, Seattle’s KEXP is a not-for-profit arts organisation running an FM and online music channel with […]
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Phoebe Bridgers’ guitarist Harrison Whitford shares new single – Listen

August 20, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Harrison Whitford, LA-based multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter, has shared his new track ‘Salvation Army’, released via Screwdriver Records. It’s the first new piece of music since his 2019 single ‘What’s Happening’, a drifting, intricate piece that […]
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Shuffle: Australia – Part 2

August 20, 2021 David Cowling 0
Last time I explored my Australian music journey through the rearview mirror. This time I’m going to bring everything up to date with a look at the contemporary scene which must be as strong as it […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Alex Amen “Sun Of Amen”

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The immediate retro vibe transports you through space and time into the canyons, mountains, streams and the windmills of your mind. One of the wonderful, and indeed miraculous, attributes of this mysterious thing called music is […]
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Daniel Isaiah “Old Ram’s Horn” – mix of ginseng, deer horn, and other secret herbs

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We head now to Montreal (and if you think you’ve hit on this week’s theme, then you’re probably right) for a new song by Daniel Isaiah taken from his album Western Medicine. It’s an album that […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 0
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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