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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Robert Scheffler

February 3, 2026 Dean Nardi 2
Robert Scheffler once held a day job as a research editor and writer for Esquire Magazine, but there came a time to leave his position and get back to where it all began, writing songs and […]
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Kashus Culpepper “Act 1”

February 3, 2026 Tim Martin 0
A debut packing many aspects of his musical personality into an album, which shows promise. Elton John has apparently claimed on his podcast that Alabama artist Kashus Culpepper is what would happen, “if Bill Withers made […]
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P.J.M Bond “Coyote (King Of The Island)” – this land is my land

February 3, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s been a while since we heard from Dutch singer-songwriter  P.J.M Bond, who’s Hemingway inspired debut album “In Our Time” so impressed back in early 2024 as did his earlier EPs.  In the past we’ve made […]
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Video: The Avett Brothers “Matrimony” – a magical snapshot in time

February 3, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Readers, this is a real treat. AUK-favourites, The Avett Brothers, have released a video for ‘Matrimony’, recorded all the way back in 2005. This never-before-seen footage was long thought lost and transports us to the band’s […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Daniel Lanois “The Maker”

February 2, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1
Back in the mists of time (1989) and after waiting longer than most, I finally got around to buying a CD player and, having done so, went out and acquired a couple of albums I fancied […]

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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]
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Sam Lewis “Everything’s Fine”

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A gentle soul-searching album that will appeal to fans of John Prine and James Taylor. There are several artists, it seems, who go by the name of Sam Lewis. So, just to be clear, this release, […]
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Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]
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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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Another song from ‘The Apathy Sessions‘ which forms a companion disc to the expanded deluxe version of ‘Age Of Apathy‘. Everything we’ve said before about Aoife O’Donovan holds true for this song.  Just enjoy it, it’s […]

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