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Scott H Biram “The One and Only Scott H Biram”

April 4, 2024 FredArnold 0

Unfiltered variety of heavy metal, quasi-punk and country folk roots music remains the name of the game for this one-off maverick. Texan native Scott H Biram is a one-man band and a musical force field, a […]

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Track Premiere: Rachel McIntyre Smith “Parentheses”

April 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Rachel McIntyre Smith has been at music for a while – she started piano at the age of 9 and she soon got pretty good at it as she won the Tennessee State Piano Competition twice […]

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Video: Charley Crockett “Hard Luck & Circumstances”

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Charley Crockett is one of the most distinctive voices in country music today, translating a traditional sound into something new and fresh.  ‘Hard Luck & Circumstances’ finds Crockett in fine form, superbly textured instrumentation boosting his […]

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Taking on the world! Black Deer announce a new series of live events as well as a forthcoming radio station

April 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

The owners of the multi-award winning Black Deer Festival have announced the launch of Black Deer Live,  a series of one-night shows starting this April showcasing the best in Americana music at grassroots venues across the […]

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New album from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore due June

April 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore have announced a new album ‘TexiCali’ which will be released on YepRoc on 21st June. Both Alvin and Gilmore are well known to AUK readers, the former for his output […]

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