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Ten to One: Eli West makes music the world needs on “The Shape of a Sway”

October 9, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
With his “The Shape of a Sway” album (Tender and Mild Records, 2025) released, AUK asked Eli West ten questions on a variety of topics. “Making music the world needs” is a defining statement about multi-instrumentalist […]
Album Reviews

Alice di Micele “Reverse the Flow”

October 9, 2025 FredArnold 0
Remarkable folk singer-songwriter delivers a powerful message for these times. Well, unless you are an aficionado, it would not be surprising if you had never heard of Alice di Micele, although our esteemed colleague Richard Parkinson […]
Tracks

NADJIWAN “Breaking The Dawn” – shining a light

October 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
This song came out at the end of September – released to mark Canada’s annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which aims to address the ongoing impacts of the Canadian Indian Residential School System. Nadjiwan’s […]
Videos

Video: Alice Di Micele “Reverse the Flow”

October 9, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
‘Reverse the Flow’ by Oregon-based songwriter Alice Di Micele is a heartfelt song, aiming to encourage positivity in challenging times. Offering hopefulness through her uplifting words, Di Micele is searching for perspective and seeking consensus: “Every […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Bruce Springsteen

October 8, 2025 Jonathan Smith 4
Bruce Springsteen is one of those rare artists where his whole body of work maintains such a creative arc that there are many albums within it which could be seen as essential. With five years having […]

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Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

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The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

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CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

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Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

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Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

July 8, 2026 0
Jason McNiff has announced the release of his latest album, Ten Blue Songs, his 10th, and, despite the melancholy title, he assures us it is a record of celebration, a celebration of the musical life he […]
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The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

July 8, 2026 0
  Those of you familiar with us will know that we are a website based in the People’s Republic of Liverpool and so we’re always happy to feature music on our wavelength from around these parts […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

July 8, 2026 0
With nearly two decades of songwriting under his belt, Clayton Chaney feels more connected than ever to his craft, offering some incredibly heartfelt, pensive, and witty songs grounded in real human experience. “I try to keep […]

  • Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”
  • The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage
  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney
  • CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”
  • Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026
  • Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk
  • Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction
  • Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations
  • George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”
  • JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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In these new times of austerity an advice column can’t afford to be overly picky – sure we’d like to spend all of our time knitting back together the sinews of a broken heart or wrestling […]
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Track Premiere: Charles Moothart “Hold On”

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The Yawpers are a three-piece band hailing from Denver, Colorado and their third release ‘Boy In A Well’ see’s them attempt to tackle the story of a new mother abandoning her unwanted child in World War […]

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