Dean Nardi

Exclusive AUK Video: Rob Lutes “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”

December 17, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Rob Lutes is a folk and blues musician from Montreal who, in addition to having nine albums under his own name, records with Michael Emenau in the band Sussex, named for a town on the Kennebecasis […]

Exclusive AUK Christmas Mini-Gig: Helene Cronin

December 16, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

From the first time I pushed play and set Helene Cronin’s “Old Ghosts and Lost Causes” CD spinning, the album continued to spin in my head long after it had stopped in the player, its striking […]

Various Artists “Can’t Steal My Fire (The Songs of David Olney)”

December 16, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Marvellous stories and enduring characters. This is like the All-Star game in Major League baseball, but instead of Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts and Christian Yelich, executive producer Gwil Owen lined up such […]

Live Review: Caleb Caudle and The Sweet Critters, Live at Ted’s, Wilmington, North Carolina – 7th September 2024

December 13, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Despite several other shows in the area on this night, it didn’t have an effect on attendance as Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters drew a full house, fascinating the audience at Live at Ted’s with […]

Interview: Peter Bruntnell on the bouzouki, Vancouver, Ringo, The Cousins, NFB and Houdini

December 12, 2024 Dean Nardi 2

It must be noted that the word “sublime” can never be used enough. If there were any justice in the music world, Peter Bruntnell would be selling records by the pound, although the so-called cult hero’s […]