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Rainy Eyes “Lonesome Highway” – songwriting as therapy

June 10, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Rainy Eyes infuses a little bit of Louisiana into her new single ‘Lonesome Highway’.   With a loping Cajun drumbeat propelling things along as a tele twangs, a story of perseverance unfolds.  This is the title track […]
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Live Review: Otis Gibbs, The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham – 2nd June 2024

June 10, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
The Chapel sits above The Angel Brewery, a character pub set within a 17th century building that was originally two separate humble town houses. The earliest document showing that the site had become a drinking house […]
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Dana Cooper “Ghost of Tucumcari”

June 10, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 0
Celebrating a half-century of songwriting. Mention Tucumcari in a musical context and the next two words very often will be “Lowell” and “George” such is the resonance of his ‘Willin’. If Dana Cooper does not present […]
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Track Premiere: Tay Bronson “Kitchen Table”

June 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Tay Bronson’s latest single focuses on that bit of furniture that can so often become so much more than what it was originally planned for – sure, you can eat at the ‘Kitchen Table‘ but you […]
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Video: Rosanne Cash “She Remembers Everything” (Behind the Scenes)

June 10, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
The summer festival season is upon us and one of our favourites, Black Deer, takes place in Eridge Park this coming weekend. There’s much to look forward to with headline acts Sheryl Crow, Rufus Wainwright and […]

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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

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Well that’s it from us for this sweltering week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Drew Danburry’s Icarus Phoenix outfit which he describes as “an upbeat fiendishly danceable song about […]
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Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026

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When Kiefer Sutherland strode onto the stage at Norwich’s Adrian Flux Waterfront, the response from the packed crowd was immediate and thunderous. There was no slow build into the evening: Sutherland and his outstanding band launched […]
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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

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You see what he did there? Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and musician Jim Keller is to release Vinylly!, a collection of 14 of his finest songs from the last 15 years, and his first-ever European vinyl release. […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

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Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Matt Owens announces third solo album, begins UK tour

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Having kicked off the summer at his curated stages at Glastonbury and Americana Fest in Bath, singer-songwriter Matt Owens and his band The Delusional Vanity Project have announced the “Pretending That Nothing Has Changed At All” […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Mary Gauthier “Camelot Motel”

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I first heard this song being played by Bob Harris and it is not an exaggeration to say it changed my musical outlook. I was aware of americana music (whatever that is) but this was something […]
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New Jason Molina documentary expects to premiere in first half of 2026

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The feature-length documentary “You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story” was completed in 2025 and is expected to have its premiere in the first half of 2026. Skirting expectations of a music biopic, the […]

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