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Sounds from beyond the Shed 216 “Top of the Pops”

January 5, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 2
So Christmas has come and gone in the twinkling of a bearded man’s eye, and he’s back in the North Pole, and we’re all clearing up the detritus of a week’s worth of fun and frolics […]
Tracks

Mindy Murray “Striking At Kings” – sometimes words have two meanings

January 5, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Welcome back, everyone – we’re starting the year in tracks with something of a statement of intent – Mindy Murray is lead singer with the River Drivers and also has a solo spot as a folk […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Seven Crows “The Defeat of the Spanish Armada”

January 5, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Happy new year and welcome back to AUK! What a way to start 2026. Immerse yourself in the moody soundscapes of ‘The Defeat of the Spanish Armada’ by Seven Crows, the side project of virtuoso violinist […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”

September 14, 2026 0
Been in a heightened state of emotion recently due to bereavement, thought I was settling down and getting back into the rhythm of things, but as I have been told a thousand times, these things are […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”

September 14, 2026 0
Paula Fong is a Los Angeles-based Americana singer-songwriter, whose musical foundation began early, and from the start was diverse. Summers spent in the French countryside introduced her to Breton folk music, which left a lasting imprint […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”

September 14, 2026 0
Here is the latest single from Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Rachel Swain. With humour, Swain refers to Ghost as her “Divorce song,” but it is actually a deeply personal song about how we continue to be […]

  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”
  • Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”
  • Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”
  • Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “The Kid with the Crown”
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “Ghosts of American Psychonauts”
  • Classic Clip: Crosby Stills Nash & Young “Don’t Be Denied” – Wembley Stadium, 1974
  • David Banks to release self recorded second album on Clubhouse Records
  • Leon Majcen “The Leaving Kind”
  • The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reid and Jason McNiff
  • Winter Stanley “Long Division” – carry the residual, man, carry the residual
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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AUK Back Pages No. 22

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It’s the last four months of AUK’s tenth year as the premier online resource for all matters Americana. To mark the occasion there was a tenth birthday bash held in its heartland of Liverpool with a […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 133 “The Democratic Process”

February 23, 2024 0
Last week, as previously mentioned, I attended the count of the Wellingborough by election. I was there as an observer for the Green Party. A mate of mine was the candidate. It was a massive eye […]
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Alanna Matty “This Past Year” (EP) (Independent, 2019)

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Intimate. A word overused, often lazily, to describe the elemental voice and acoustic guitar approach to song presentation that is pretty much omnipresent nowadays. However, Torontarian (yes that’s a real word) Alanna Matty really does serve […]

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