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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
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 168 “Another one done”

December 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Thanks for reading and another brilliant year of music. I’ve been writing for this site for a while now, as evidenced by Paul Kerr’s brilliant AUK Back Pages series, which I highly recommend as some holiday […]

News

Richard Thompson to headline Gate To Southwell Festival 2025

December 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

As festivals for 2025 fall by the wayside, Richard Thompson, one of the true legends of folk rock music, has announced he will be performing at the Gate To Southwell Festival in July 2025. A founding […]

News

Black Deer 2025 festival is not happening

December 2, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

But it will return in 2026 and for now continues to develop radio and grassroots gigs. The annual Americana festival hosted by Black Deer has announced that it’s taking a year off in 2025. In a […]

Tracks

Katherine Priddy and Simon Armitage – Poetry in motion!

November 29, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

No blank verse here! One of AUK’s favourite singer-songwriters, Katherine Priddy has released a new single today.  ‘Close Season’ is out now via Cooking Vinyl. This is a remarkable track and is the first of two […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 165 “The Appetiser”

November 29, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

I’ve been lucky enough to have been to a few gigs recently and, indeed, promoted a couple myself. I’m always intrigued by the music playing in a venue before the acts come on. Is this the […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

Interviews

Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Video Premiere: VanWyck “Make Of Me – Live”

August 10, 2023 0

Here’s a first view of a new video from Christine Oele who records as VanWyck.  It’s taken from an appearance at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, The Netherlands during the current Epic Tale of the Stranded Man tour.  […]

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The Cactus Blossoms announce latest release “Every Time I Think About You”

June 24, 2024 0

The Cactus Blossoms – Minneapolis-based brother duo Jack Torrey and Page Burkum – have announced their new album “Every Time I Think About You”, set for release on 30th August 2024 via their own Walkie Talkie […]

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Video: Steve Fromholz “Man In The Big Hat”

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This week’s retro slot is filled by the late great Steven Fromholz.  Perhaps beat known for Texas Trilogy and Bears, this is a live take recorded in the early 1990s of a song from his first […]

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