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Hell in a Handcart – get back in your box

June 19, 2026 Paul Villers 9
This post was written before the Makerfield by-election. We have no idea what’s going to happen so if this is all too painful to read on Friday morning, swiftly move on. “In a time of universal […]
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Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring The Hanging Stars

June 19, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 1
Join Keith, Richard, and Patrick as they unpack the new Hanging Stars album Just A Day, which is out today. An extensive chat featuring some plein aire sounds as a distraction, but well worth a listen. […]
Tracks

Beth Peabody “Get It Out” – gonna shake off the bad vibes

June 19, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Get It Out is one side of the new double-track single from Beth Peabody, who has been a key member of the Jim Basnight Band since 2019, and after seven years of incredible harmonies, she has […]
Videos

Video: Leah Blevins “Diggin’ In The Coal” (Live From Easy Eye Sound)

June 19, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Enjoy the new performance video for Diggin’ In The Coal from Kentucky-born singer-songwriter Leah Blevins, recorded live at Easy Eye Sound. Over gorgeously warm twin acoustic guitars, Blevins delivers a pure, perfect country vocal performance that winds […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 Martin Johnson 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

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Lauren Housley live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 9th October 2026

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Lauren Housley live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 9th October 2026
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Live Review: Lauren Housley, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 9th October 2026

October 15, 2026 0
This evening saw the return of the award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Housley to Lincolnshire’s premier Americana venue, the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey. Of course, Housley is no stranger to these hallowed boards, having last played here […]
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The Talking Hearts “Memory Lane”

October 15, 2026 0
Boston-based band’s second album aims high and falls just short. Boston-based The Talking Hearts describe their sound as “psychoanalytic country“, a blend of classic honky-tonk with a modern take on love, loss and the people who […]
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Katie Pruitt “Fools for the Fleeting”

October 15, 2026 0
A musical move to the mainstream. On this, her third album, Katie Pruitt has taken on issues of personal and wider chaos and impermanence; lofty issues indeed, but the question arises as to whether the ambition […]

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  • Katie Pruitt “Fools for the Fleeting”
  • Track Premiere: Hunter Moss “Let You Down”
  • Video: David Haerle “Carolyn” – the mental strain of letting go
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Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

October 13, 2026 0
Since his birth in Sussex in 1965, Wesley Stace has become a man of all colours, releasing 21 albums (17 under the nom de auteur-interprète John Wesley Harding), writing four books, organising the Cabinet of Wonders […]
Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

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Something for the weekend: Billy Bragg “Mid-Century Modern”

September 19, 2025 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we thought we’d leave you this week with a track from the great Billy Bragg who is tomorrow (Saturday 20th September) hosting Days Like These, […]
Videos

Video: Nickel Creek “Holding Pattern”

March 8, 2023 0
Check out the latest single from GRAMMY Award-winning Nickel Creek.  ‘Holding Pattern’ is a gently beautiful song that lures the listener into its hypnotic, finger-picking patterns.  The accompanying video features mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and […]
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Book Review – Will Birch “Cruel to be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe” (Da Capo Press, 2019)

November 14, 2019 1
My first thought on getting this book was that Nick Lowe wrote some good songs and has been around the music scene for a while, so this could be an interesting read. By the time I’d […]

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