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Video Premiere: Francesca Brown “Where You Begin”

June 5, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1
Francesca Brown’s latest single is a dark western song with a cinematic feel.  The uptempo beat and pulsing bass are the foundation for fine guitar-work and gorgeously sweeping, bending, sliding pedal steel.  Over these atmospheric layers, […]
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Interview: Aoife O’Donovan on “All My Friends” coming to the Barbican

June 4, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
Folk music is music for the people and is the best genre fit for an eclectic artist. Aoife O’Donovan’s latest album ‘All My Friends’ is a celebration of America’s 19th Amendment and the history of women’s […]
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Aaron Thomas “Human Patterns”

June 4, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 0
A well-crafted and engaging exploration of love, life, and loss. Aaron Thomas is an Australian singer-songwriter who is a new name to this reviewer but has been around for some time, this being his fourth album. […]
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Lone Horse Tyler Ramsey announces full European tour for the autumn

June 4, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Hoof it down to your local ticket agency as Tyler Ramsey, the former lead guitarist of Band of Horses, has announced a full European tour in support of his ‘New Lost Ages’ album released in February. […]
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Clint West’s Americana Plus: Are You Ready for Some Country?

June 4, 2024 Clint West 0
Lately I’ve been broadcasting ‘Clint West’s Americana Plus’ from the new Studio 2 at the Lancashire School of Rock just north of Manchester.  However, the transfer from Studio 1 has not been without some teething problems. […]

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

May 29, 2026 0
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 […]
Live Reviews

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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  • Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026
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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”

May 26, 2026 3
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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Ruth Acuff “Peace” – Listen

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Look, this is the first track feature of December and were we really supposed to ignore a song called ‘Peace‘ that features ‘Voice, Harp, Upright Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin(X2), Tambourine, Sleigh Bells‘ ?  Don’t get the […]
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Andrew Weiss and Friends “the world’s smallest violin”

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Back to the seventies with this thoughtful and well-written lively soft-rock. This is Andrew Weiss’ sixth album with his “Friends” and it’s a record that takes you back to the seventies with its jaunty, often piano-based, […]
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Video Premiere: KB Bayley “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime”

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Here’s the video premiere of KB Bayley’s moody interpretation of The Korgis’ global 1980 hit ‘Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime’. The song is utterly transformed and made into something altogether new by Bayley, whose spellbinding performance […]

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