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The Lucky Ones “Slow Dance, Square Dance, Barn Dance”

June 13, 2022 Michael Macy 0

New release from the  Canadian Yukon contributes to the Americana canon. The Lucky Ones’ sophomore album, ‘Slow Dance, Square Dance, Barn Dance’, is a treat that could only be cooked up and served by a people […]

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Loudon Wainwright III “Town & Country” heading back from the country

June 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s Loudon Wainwright in full band mode on this new song from his latest album ‘Lifetime Achievement‘ which is out on August 19th.  Its his 31st studio album.  There’s a few compilations, demo collections, live albums […]

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Black Deer Video: Wilco “Falling Apart (Right Now)”

June 13, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

At the end of this week, the Black Deer Festival returns for the the first time since 2019 (those ‘early bird’ tickets now feel very early).  It is surely the truest sign that life is returning […]

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Something for the weekend: The Sadies “All the Good”

June 10, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. Apologies if you regularly check in with our gig guide but have found it’s currently not there – the issue is with Songkick but normal service will be […]

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Bonny Light Horseman “California” – Listen

June 10, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

What a pleasure to end the week with what is doubtless destined to be the song of the month.  God, it might be the song of the year.  Bonny Light Horseman, as you know, are Anaïs […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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When I started to think about writing something for this section of AUK, I was overwhelmed. So many songs are important to me. There are those that are talismans, almost magic incantations that I rely on […]

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Allison Moorer returns with new memoir and album – Listen to the first song from it

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Allison Moorer will be releasing her first new album proper since 2015’s ‘Down to Believin’’ on October 29th through Thirty Tigers. The album will be called ‘Blood’ and will be followed by the release of her […]

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Live Review: Boia Festival, St Davids, Pembrokeshire – 23rd-25th October 2025

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One thing you can always rely on at Boia is shocking weather. Does it matter? Not a jot, because as the wind howls and the rain batters, you are safely inside the range of super venues […]

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