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About Keith Hargreaves
Riding the one eyed horse into dead town the scales fell from his eyes. Music was the only true god at once profane and divine The dust blew through his mind as he considered the offering... And then he scored it out of ten and waited for the world to wake up
AmericanA to Z

AUK’s Chain Gang: Counting Crows “Monkey”

April 25, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
Following Ramsay Midwood I was tempted to go the way of Glitterhouse Records and perhaps plump for a Mark Olson track. I can’t help feeling guilty about my scathing review of the gig when he played […]
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Album Reviews

Charlie Sutton “Trout Takes”

April 21, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
Downhome yarns have a bewitching charm. A whole album around the subject of fishing may sound as appealing as a corkscrew to the eye to some folks but don’t run away so fast as Charlie Sutton […]
Features

Small Venue Heroes – Chuck Prophet

April 21, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 6
Chuck Prophet has been a regular feature of the live scene in the UK for over 30 years and although I have seen him several times, each of those time is joyous celebration of the uplifting […]
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Album Reviews

Elkyn “Holy Spirit Social Club”

April 6, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
Wistful, sometimes dreamy, Sparkly folk from Leeds. Joey Donnelly is Elkyn and he is channelling many things with this sometime delicate, sometime urgent album the first of which on the opener ‘Change’ is Neil Halstead and […]
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Album Reviews

Jerry Leger “Nothing Pressing”

April 5, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
Toronto artist serves up his lockdown songs – a treat for the ears. And so it is that this soulful and in some cases urgent record seeps into the listeners consciousness. Alternating between stark solo affairs, […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

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Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

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Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”

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Folk Tracks Roundup – June 2026

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Video Premiere: Logan Staats “Rainwater and Whiskey”

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

June 30, 2026 0
AUK viewers will be treated to a little change of pace from acoustic guitars as Dillon Warnek performs his mini-gig while accompanying himself on the piano. The set was recorded at Bomb Studios in Nashville, the […]
Previews

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

June 30, 2026 0
A band renowned for the power of their performances, Rose’s Pawn Shop, described by some as the hottest roots music show to come out of Los Angeles, has just announced a UK summer tour which starts […]
Album Reviews

Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”

June 30, 2026 0
Gentle indie-folk ruminations on life’s purpose and direction. This album of Jonathon Penn’s is, as signified from its title, an artistic and life-influenced bildungsroman, and presumably a cathartic way of dealing with change and discovery. Having […]

  • Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek
  • Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks
  • Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”
  • Folk Tracks Roundup – June 2026
  • Video Premiere: Logan Staats “Rainwater and Whiskey”
  • “Doggone” it … Jeffrey Silverstein announces a new album
  • Jolene Marie “Sun Creek”
  • Shooter Jennings to put out second album of father Waylon’s legacy
  • For the Sake of the Song: Elles Bailey “Starling”
  • Tramp for the Lord “Seven Clouds of Joy”
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  • Mark Whitfield: Devastating Keith, do feel at times like there are no words left but of course we have to keep talking…
  • Chris McGranaghan: Excellent CD, just discovered in a drawer at the radio station. I'll be playing tracks over the next few weeks.…
  • Andy Short: It was a tough one Jerry, it is a good album but if I had to let one go, TUBORM…

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Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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In a timely piece as she is named MusiCares’ Person of the Year for 2022, Tim Martin as a late convert finds that there is a Joni Mitchell album for every mood. Joni Mitchell’s career has […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Fairport Convention, Union Chapel, London – 28th March 2026

April 16, 2026 0
After the excitement of the Fairport Acoustic Autumn Tour which had landed at the stunning Cutty Sark as its London venue, it’s hardly a step down for an evening of the full electric band – with […]
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Video: Our Band “Up Here on this Mountain”

June 30, 2022 0
Americana duo Our Band have struck some subtle gold with their new video for ‘Up Here on this Mountain’.   Five musicians in a simple studio setting, with singers Justin Poindexter and Sasha Papernik leading the way […]

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