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Insomnia and music go together. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, rock, punk.... Currently enjoying Courtney Marie Andrews, Elles Bailey, Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Dickenson, Jerry Joseph, Frank Turner, David Ford, Patterson Hood, Glitterfox, Chuck Prophet, The Lottery Winners, Our Man in the Field...
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Live Review: Tommy Prine + Old Man Boom, The Portland Arms, Cambridge – 3rd September 2023

September 21, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1
Released in June, ‘This Far South’, Tommy Prine’s debut, has been one of my albums of the summer.  It’s been a constant soundtrack to my lazy days and long evenings.  Co-produced by Gena Johnson and Ruston […]
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Video: King Creosote “Blue Marbled Elm Trees”

September 21, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
‘Blue Marbled Elm Trees’ by King Creosote is utterly hypnotic.  Layers of swirling sounds rise up to the cosmos in an epic sweep of song; moving, stirring, adventurous, leaving us spellbound.  Beginning dreamily, the song grows […]
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Video Premiere: Jason McNiff “Try for the Sky”

September 20, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
One of the UK’s finest singer-songwriters is long-time friend of AUK Jason McNiff.  His songcraft is masterful and ‘Try for the Sky’, taken from his 2021 album ‘Dust of Yesterday’, is a great example of his […]
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Video Premiere: Louis Michot “Rêve du Troubadour” feat. Rising Stars Fife and Drum

September 19, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the atmospheric video for ‘Rêve du Troubadour’, which translates as ‘The Troubadour’s Dream’, by Louis Michot, the fiddler, songwriter and lead singer from GRAMMY-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers.  The title is a reference to Michot’s […]
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Video Premiere: Turn Turn Turn “New Rays From an Old Sun”

September 18, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the latest single from the Twin Cities’ Turn Turn Turn.  The core trio of Barb Brynstad (bass and vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar and vocals) and Adam Levy (guitars and vocals), aided by drummer Josh Kaplan […]

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