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Sounds from beyond the Shed 137 “Radio, radio…”

April 5, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

In my recently appointed role as co-editor of the news section of AUK I am reading a lot more ‘news’. In fact, I haven’t read so much music news since I pored over every line and […]

Other stuff

Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win tickets to see Jerry Leger live

April 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Alejandro Escovedo, Icarus Phoenix, […]

News

Amigo The Devil announces UK and Ireland July tour dates

April 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

US singer-songwriter Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has announced a short tour of the UK and the Republic of Ireland in July. He will be accompanied by his band promoting his most recent studio album […]

Album Reviews

Various Artists: “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed”

April 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

A career spanning tribute by artists spanning various musical genres. Tribute albums are as old as long-playing records themselves, and as you can imagine, their quality has been extremely variable over the decades. The best ones […]

Videos

Video: The Tennessee Freedom Singers “Tennessee Rise”

April 5, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a little bit of musical magic.  ‘Tennessee Rise’ by The Tennessee Freedom Singers is a fabulous showcase for some of the most seriously talented singers around.  Many of the most celebrated voices in country and […]

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Something for the weekend: Charley Crockett “Kentucky Too Long”

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Classic Clips: Tom Russell “The Last Time I Saw Hank” – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, 16th September 2017

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  • Something for the weekend: Charley Crockett “Kentucky Too Long”
  • Sky Smeed “Live at Rock House”
  • Love – is it all there is?
  • Classic Clips: Tom Russell “The Last Time I Saw Hank” – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, 16th September 2017
  • Book Review: Jay Nachman with Graham Parker and The Rumour “Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind”
  • Preview: Blues guitarist extraordinaire Samantha Fish heads to UK for dates
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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 1

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 […]

Behind the Songs

Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Album Reviews

The Wynntown Marshals “After All These Years” (Independent, 2017)

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After almost ten years since their formation and three full length albums as well as countless EP’s into their career, The Wynntown Marshals have decided to stop and celebrate their output in the form of half-retrospective, […]

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Our new supporters playlist comes out today – Win a pair of tickets to see Fanny Lumsden on tour

July 5, 2024 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by The Decemberists, Jason McNiff, Seasick Steve, Ana Egge and […]

Tracks

Something for the weekend: Shack “Comedy”

December 12, 2025 8

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader, and what a track to leave you with this week. Yesterday morning I was listening to 6 Music (I’m learning to tolerate Nick Grimshaw by being […]

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