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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
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Sounds from the Shed – Week 4

February 5, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 4
Once more into the shed dear friends Teaching drama from a shed at the bottom of a sodden garden during a global crisis can occasionally be a particularly challenging thing to do. Demonstrating to twenty Year […]
artwork for Beans on Toast album "Knee Deep In Nostalgia"
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Beans on Toast “Knee Deep in Nostalgia”/”The Unforeseeable Future”

February 4, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
A two album missive about the past and the present filled with wry observations and brilliant lyricism Jay McAllister is a folk musician whose broader musical palette has seen him develop a particular brand of socially […]
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Sounds from the Shed – Week 2

January 19, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
More remote musings from a locked-down teacher Week one went as well as it could what with broadband issues, an avalanche of emails and some lessons where the sound of incoming notifications created their own aural […]
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Sounds from the Shed – Lockdown Sounds

January 12, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 1
So here we are again I am sitting in my shed delivering lessons to a constant stream of disaffected students who are dividing their time between screenshotting my face and adding obscenities and checking in on […]
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Barry Gibb “Greenfields – The Gibb Brothers Songbook Vol. 1”

January 6, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
Wonderful country reimagining of some classic songs Barry Gibb, towards the end of the recent documentary ‘How Can You Mend A Broken Heart’ ponders on how the Bee Gees pursued fame because they were chasing this […]

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

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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

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

June 26, 2026 2
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”

June 26, 2026 0
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 […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd on OGWT 1975
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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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  • Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975
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  • Latest AUK Podcast is a bumper edition featuring Other Brother Darryl & Danni Nicholls
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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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There’s a nice Laurel Canyon/Tom Petty vibe to the new single from LA singer-songwriter Elijah Ocean.  We like it.
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Video Premiere: Yonder Boys “Eagle Song”

November 18, 2021 0
Berlin-based trio Yonder Boys have released another absorbing single, once again showcasing their excellent musicianship and their talent for producing music and videos rich in emotion and warm, well-pitched nostalgia.  ‘Eagle Song’ is a consciously sentimental […]
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Karine Polwart unveils her Scottish Songbook and UK dates

July 9, 2019 0
Karine Polwart is well known for her contributions to folk music – she has after all won six BBC Folk Awards and was 2018’s singer of the year.  Her newest project has an interesting slant on […]

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