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The Handsome Family, Folkestone Quarterhouse: 4th March 2017

March 27, 2017 Amanda Beckett 0
Tonight The Handsome Family arrive in town to play to a near capacity crowd at Folkestone’s Quarterhouse. Most it seems, are committed fans of the band although some like me have come along because the venue […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

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Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]
Album Reviews

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

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Technically excellent but emotionally bereft album from Gulf Coast female trio. Catching up on If You Only Knew, released by all-female trio The Krickets in October 2025, is like being battered with the world’s softest pillow. […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”

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I’m back from 3 weeks of glorious touring around the Iberian Peninsula in the van. A total of 2,400 miles as we circled the entire country with a brief excursion into Portugal, and every single mile […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Video Premiere: James Howard “County Line”

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James Howard’s latest single is the melodious melancholy of ‘County Line’, a musically captivating and lyrical journey through the subject of drugs.  There’s a real richness in the carefully-crafted sonic layers, soaring backing vocals and instrumentation.  Meanwhile, […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Jackson Browne “For America”

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There are so many songs that resonate and you want to include them in this Feature because they have a personal impact on you, but sometimes you just have to suck it up and feature a […]
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Black Deer heads for the city in October

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Two Day Festival announced for Tobacco Dock in October. The people who brought fans the Black Deer Festival in Eridge Park have turned their attention to London with the announcement of “Black Deer In the City“. […]

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