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More People Should Really Know About: Jake Vaadeland

June 25, 2024 David Jarman 0
Jake Vaadeland is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist from Saskatchewan, Canada, which has a thriving roots and old time music scene, my wife and I first discovering this at the wonderful Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival,  […]
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Natalie Spears “Hymn Of Wild Things”

June 25, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Spears’ debut album uses the natural world to beautifully weave together the emotions of love and loss. Natalie Spears hails from the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado, where the natural world around her offers a soundtrack […]
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Native Harrow to release new album “Divided Kind”

June 25, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Many AUK readers will be familiar with the music of Native Harrow who, until recently, were based in the UK and toured extensively in Britain and Ireland as well as Europe.  The band (Devin Tuel and […]
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Clint West’s Americana Plus: Best albums of 2024 so far?

June 25, 2024 Clint West 1
The summer solstice has passed and the nights will start to draw in again, although thankfully quite slowly. July will soon be upon us. Yes, we’ve reached the halfway point of the year. That being the […]
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Willie Watson announces first solo album of original material

June 25, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
Willie Watson has announced the release of his first fully original solo album, “Willie Watson”, via Little Operation Records on 13th September 2024. Watson has had a pretty storied career to date.  Well-known as a founder […]

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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”

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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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Video Premiere: Nicholas Johnson “Middle of Nowhere, Ohio”

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Nicholas Johnson takes us on a visually charming, animated tour of Ohio in his latest single.  The video, created by Katie Ann Marks is colourful and brilliantly put together but Johnsons’ words are a stark contrast, […]
Album Reviews

The Deep Dark Woods “Broadside Ballads Vol. III”

May 15, 2024 0
Emotive interpretations of traditional folk songs. Amidst their albums of original material, The Deep Dark Woods have recorded a series of records of traditional folk songs called ‘Broadside Ballads’. This is the third such album, and […]
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Ben Sures “The Story That Lived Here”

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Wry tales taken from life by Canadian Folksinger. ‘The Story That Lived Here‘ is the tenth release by Canadian folksinger Ben Sures, and it sees him taking a wry look at life – the tensions of […]

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