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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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Video: Jim Ghedi “Beneath the Willow”

November 11, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
This beautiful song from Jim Ghedi is accompanied by an engaging video, directed by John Carroll and featuring archive footage of Sheffield interspersed with the lovely landscapes of the Peak District.  Ghedi explains the concepts behind […]
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Video: Austin Lucas “Drive”

November 10, 2020 Andrew Frolish 2
Austin Lucas has been sheltering in Mainz, Germany, throughout the coronavirus pandemic, observing his homeland from afar.  He has used his time, and the perspective that distance brings, well.  The Indiana-born political activist has just released […]
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Video Premiere: Lena Anderssen “Aimee”

November 10, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
We are delighted to share the video premiere of the new single from  Faroese-Canadian artist Lena Anderssen.  ‘Aimee’ is the second single from forthcoming album, ‘State of the Land’.  Anderssen recorded the new album with the […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Ayo Bamidele

November 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Through our occasional mini-gig series, we have been spreading a little light in a gloomy world.  As well as the joy of seeing different performers, it’s a way of connecting artists to listeners, both old and […]
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Video: Sam Brookes “18 & Sleeping”

November 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Sam Brookes takes a challenging and personal subject and handles it with great sensitivity on ’18 & Sleeping’, the final video from his new album, ‘Black Feathers’.  The album is inspired by loss and the accompanying […]

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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]
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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0
Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 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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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Paul Cauthen + Fenella + Julen Santamaria, Broadcast, Glasgow, 17th June 2019

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Last time Texan Paul Cauthen was around these parts he was riding solo but this first date of a short UK tour found him with a posse of armed and dangerous Dallas cowboys well able to […]
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Forgotten Artists – Dan Baird

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It’s time for another in our FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series, where we take a look at the career of artists who might just have slipped out of some people’s memory in recent years, and this time I’m […]
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Video Premiere: The Curse of KK Hammond Feat. David and the Devil “The Ballad of Lampshade Ed”

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KK Hammond and David and the Devil have collaborated to write a murder ballad, inspired by the story of Ed Gein, whose relationship with his over-bearing, religious mother was the basis for the character of Leatherface […]

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