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Beans On Toast “Kill Them With Kindness”

December 4, 2025 Andy Short 0
Yearly offering from Essex-born folk troubadour has something for everyone. If you have never listened to or heard of Beans On Toast before, thinking of it as only an absolutely delicious evening snack, then you are […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Sam Moss

December 4, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Sam Moss falls under the definition of troubadour. He has been a professional musician for fifteen years, most of it spent around the New England states. He now lives in Staunton, Virginia, but grew up in […]
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Live Review: Nora Brown And Stephanie Coleman + Spitzer Space Telescope, The Round Chapel, London – 21st November 2025

December 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Walking through the icy rain in Hackney towards The Round Chapel, one comforting thought was that this was going to be the best of times – Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman are top-notch Old Time players […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup – Broadside Hacks

December 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
This is a bit of a special Folk Tracks Roundup in that we’re not going to struggle to find a theme stitching all the song choices together, because we’re putting a bit of a spotlight on […]
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Video: Flavie Mialon “Highlands’ Shores”

December 4, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Lose yourself in the gentle beauty of ‘Highlands’ Shores’ from singer-songwriter Flavie Mialon, who was born in the French Alps and is now based in Berlin. Mialon’s quiet, understated vocal performance is like a personal reflection, […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Buffalo Springfield

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There’s something about Buffalo Springfield. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Their work is shrouded in a haze. That is, it’s hard to look at anything that Stephen Stills or Neil Young did on […]
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Doug Mishkin “Tip Of The Spear”

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A veteran activist singer-songwriter releases his latest bulletin on our troubled times, mixed in with more personal musings. Think of protest music, and one thinks of 1960s America, when the Vietnam War, in particular, inspired a […]
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Paul Metsa “Songs of Resistance & Resolve: 1984–2025”

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Collection spanning the Minnesotan’s career highlights how fighting for justice is as important now as it ever was. When you think of americana and protest music, the striking image of Woody Guthrie brandishing his guitar with […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

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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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Video: Sons Of Bill “Believer/Pretender”

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This is the excellent new single from Sons of Bill, taken from their latest album Oh God Ma’am. It’s a great video too.  They’re in the UK and Europe in August and you should really go and […]
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Brigitte DeMeyer “Seeker”

March 30, 2021 0
Seamless blend of roots, soul and gospel with top-notch vocals. Many AUK aficionados will be familiar with Brigitte DeMeyers’ music through her highly regarded collaboration with Will Kimbrough, their 2017 release ‘Mockingbird Soul’ scoring 8/10 in […]
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Something for the weekend: Fountains of Wayne “Valley Winter Song”

April 1, 2022 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Today is the second anniversary of the passing of the Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, one of the first musicians whose life was taken by Covid. […]

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