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About GrahamBollands
Proud dad of Jess, Harry and Lucie. Was a headteacher for 17 years and now pleased to share my experiences working as a university tutor training the next generation of primary teachers. Now living the dream in North Devon, doing up a barn, growing vegetables, walking the coastpath, volunteering on a farm alongside young adults with learning difficulties, presenting a weekly radio show, singing in a choir, and whenever possible, listening to great music and going to gigs.
Album Reviews

Lilybandits “Shifty’s Tavern”

March 14, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Twenty-fifth anniversary vinyl reissue of critically acclaimed but not widely known debut from a great Columbus band. Lilybandits were a hugely talented five-piece Americana band from Columbus, Ohio who formed in 1993 and broke up in […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Bennett Wilson Poole “Bennett Wilson Poole”

February 8, 2023 GrahamBollands 2

As we hear the brilliant news that their long awaited follow up album ‘I Saw A Star Behind Your Eyes, Don’t Let It Die Away‘ is imminent, there couldn’t be a better time to look back […]

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Joost Dijkema “After Thunder Sun”

February 7, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

The third album from a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who writes, sings and plays all of the instruments. ‘After Thunder Sun’ is the third album from Joost Dijkema, a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who not only writes, sings and plays […]

No Oil Painting Rainy Season
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No Oil Paintings “Rain Season”

January 31, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

An excellent debut showcasing No Oil Painting’s folk, country, blues and rock influences. ‘Rain Season‘ is the debut album by No Oil Paintings, a highly regarded four-piece ‘alt-folk’ band from Belfast; Chris Kelly on lead vocals […]

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Trampled by Turtles “Alpenglow”

November 29, 2022 GrahamBollands 0

Memorable hooks, bright melodies and a wonderful blend of guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle set against reflective lyrics. ‘Alpenglow’ is the tenth studio album by Minnesota-based Trampled by Turtles, and what a great record it is. […]

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Herman Dune “The Portable Herman Dune Vol. 2”

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David Ivar’s second helping of re-imagined recordings from his back catalogue continues to deliver. Back in September of last year David Ivar, the artist that is Herman Dune, released the first of which will be a […]

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Noah Derksen “Sanctity of Silence”

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An album which needs time to reveal the quality of the songwriting. Noah Derkson’s Bandcamp page presents his view of himself and his music. “Born and raised in the heart of the Canadian prairies and maturing […]

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The New Pornographers “Continue As A Guest”

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A.C. Newman looks for refuge from a chaotic world on the latest New Pornographers release, which includes a long-distance collaboration with Sadie Dupuis from Speedy Ortiz. What began as a splinter group, collective side project, or […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

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AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly released […]

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Jim Ghedi & Toby Hays “Bright Edge Deep” – blissful guitars

Tracks
March 22, 2023 0

It’s Wednesday afternoon and so it’s more than time for a song without words – in this instalment we have ‘Bright Edge Deep‘ which is a pair of guitars, a six and twelve string, making something […]

Rob Clamp performs a superb ‘Twang Factor Winner’s Session’ for AUK

Features
March 22, 2023 0

Watch this sensational session from Rob Clamp our Twang Factor 3 winner. He’s quite definitely a man that’s going places. We at AUK are absolutely delighted to bring you this three song session from our Twang […]

Live review: Will Sheff + Julie Odell, Omeara, London – 8th March 2023

Live Reviews
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A fine dusting of snow can be very pretty – particularly when viewed from a warm building with perhaps a beverage of choice close at hand.  It’s less amusing when standing on a railway station platform […]

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Herman Dune “The Portable Herman Dune Vol. 2”

Album Reviews
March 22, 2023 0

David Ivar’s second helping of re-imagined recordings from his back catalogue continues to deliver. Back in September of last year David Ivar, the artist that is Herman Dune, released the first of which will be a […]

Track Premiere: The Black Denims “Ain’t All Roses”

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March 22, 2023 0

A second premiere for the day and this time we’re really happy to feature the Glasgow based band The Black Denims.  They are the new project of singer songwriter August Saint-Giles who has gathered a crack […]

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