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Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee “Golden Country” breezy new single born in Chicago

July 23, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee delivers a breezy new single with ‘Golden Country’.   Tight harmonies, jangling guitars and a driving 70’s style bass guitar bring the track to life.  The single is available now on Team Love […]

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Video Premiere: Nathan Jacques “Sanctuary Light”

July 23, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Nathan Jacques, ‘Sanctuary Light’, is melodically captivating and visually adventurous.  The Western troubadour delivers an excellent vocal performance, displaying his range and ear for a fine tune over stirring guitar, soaring backing […]

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Preview: Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2024

July 22, 2024 Cam Fraser 0

If you fancy some Americana in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, Belladrum Festival takes place this coming weekend (25th to 27th July). With a mix of local and international talent across two stages, it promises […]

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For the Sake of the Song: John Hartford “In Tall Buildings”

July 22, 2024 Viv Fish 9

Who would have thought such an innocuous title could resonate so deeply?  I first heard this song when Hannah Read performed it as she opened for John Smith at Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in […]

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At last – a new album from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

July 22, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The news may have been trailed by social media for a few days but it has now been revealed that Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will release their 10th studio album, “Woodland”, via their Acony Records […]

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

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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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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Video: Dierks Bentley “American Girl”

May 14, 2024 2

Well, here’s an interesting new music video for the collective opinion of our AUK readership.  When I saw the headline as it read, “Dierks Bentley Borrows Tom Petty’s Rickenbacker Guitar for ‘American Girl’ Video,” I had […]

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The Guardian have published a piece this morning as Joni Mitchell’s legendary ‘Blue’ album turns 50, and they’ve interviewed “the musicians it inspired – and those who inspired it – [to] tell us which track means […]

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Well this beats finding out that George Bush Jr. had the Thrills on his iPod.  Alison Krauss has been chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts which will be presented by President Trump on Thursday […]

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