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Month: December 2023

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Alex Nicol “Been A Long Year Vol.1 & Vol.2”

December 20, 2023 Peter Churchill 0
Montreal melancholia chills nicely. Having released ‘Been A Long Year Vol.1’ as an EP earlier in the year Canadian Alex Nicol has now added another 5 songs to create a full-length album, ‘Been A Long Year […]
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Hank Wangford and Noel Dashwood “Promises, Promises”

December 20, 2023 David Jarman 1
Atmospheric Hawaiian-influenced roots country features characteristic wry humour from Wangford and fine dobro from duo partner Dashwood. Hank Wangford–the performing alter-ego of  Dr. Sam Hutt–will need no introduction to many readers, as a home-grown pioneer in […]
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Gibson & Toutant “Quoth My Baby” – Nevermore

December 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Gibson & Toutant are Joe O’Connell (Vocals, xylophone, electric guitar) and Josephine McRobbie (Vocals, bass guitar, drums), and ‘Quoth My Baby‘ is taken from their latest album ‘On The Green‘ which is out on March 22nd, on Sleepy […]
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Video: Ferris & Sylvester “Mother”

December 20, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the gorgeously arranged and produced new song from acclaimed duo Ferris & Sylvester.  ‘Mother’ is musically beautiful, featuring a hauntingly melodic vocal from Issy Ferris, elevated by Archie Sylvester’s harmonies and rich layers of […]
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Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor – My top 20 songs of 2023: Part Two, 10 – 1

December 19, 2023 Mark Whitfield 6
I was only saying yesterday that I am a tracks man these days and obviously ashamed of myself for my lack of willpower but honestly here in AUK Towers we can’t even get to the ballroom, […]

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Latest AUK Podcast is a bumper edition featuring Other Brother Darryl & Danni Nicholls

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This latest AUK Podcast is a double-bubble edition featuring interviews with two very classy acts that both have albums out today. First up, the Boston band Other Brother Darryl with their gorgeous harmonies and melodies, talking […]
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Eilen Jewell “Soul Kitchen” – breakin’ on through to the other side

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We’re having a bit of an Eilen Jewell moment at the… er… moment. Yeah, new sounds, reflecting on old sounds, it’s all been happening. And here we are again with another new recording as Eilen Jewell […]
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Video Premiere: Maya de Vitry “Nobody Else”

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Nobody Else is the latest single from Nashville-based musician Maya de Vitry. The lush, layered arrangement features Jo Schornikow’s sustained keys and twisting, bending notes of pedal steel from Spencer Cullum, sounding both sweetly melodic and […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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An ambitious and complex album that feels transportative, although not everyone might be up for the journey. The band Yankee Gaucho got their name from a moniker once given to band leader Ronjon Datta, and while […]
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Knight & Spiers, Junction 2, Cambridge, 6th March 2018

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The last gig of the City Roots Festival was, fittingly enough, the folkiest gig of the festival. Sure, there had been the likes of Sam Kelley with his mixture of new and re-arranged traditional songs, but […]
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