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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 154 “Travellin'”

September 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 2
So we’ve been away, three weeks, how brilliant. And how was it? Well… I should say straight off the bat that being able to swan off in a van for three weeks is an enormous privilege. […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 153 “Every now and then”

August 16, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 6
Writing about Americana, editing the news for this lovely site, creating content for a radio station that ostensibly plays Americana, creating my own radio shows for another station, going to gigs, I spend pretty much every […]
News

The 7 Hills Blues and Roots Festival returns bigger and better

August 14, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
With added Danny and the Champs! On Sunday 13th October, The 7 Hills returns to Komedia with their strongest lineup to date at this year’s “Blues and Roots Festival.” Set across 3 stages, The Blues and Roots […]
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Album Reviews

Jake McKelvie “A New Kind Of Hat”

August 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1
Massachusetts troubadour delivers his brand of indie alt-country – music for body and soul. Jake McKelvie’s latest is his first proper solo album since 2016’s “Rhinestone Busboy” and it is a quiet delight, full of lo-fi musings […]
Album Reviews

Amy Rigby “Hang In There With Me”

August 12, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Corrosive and seductive in equal measure, Amy Rigby’s triumphant return is to be celebrated. Amy Rigby’s music comes from the DIY punk ethic of exploring your art through the everyday. Finding art in the rhythms of […]

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Ian Prowse “No Names”

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More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0
On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]
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Album Reviews

Ian Prowse “No Names”

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Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]
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New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0
Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

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  • New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline
  • 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
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  • Alan Peatfield: ..... and I've already got my tickets for their show at Kirton in Lindsey - really looking forward to it!

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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 […]
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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2020 has been the year for surprises. Some of them not so nice obviously, but others more so, and continuing the theme of albums arriving out of the blue, Drive-by Truckers’ new full-length second LP of […]
Videos

Video: Paul McClure “Baby That’s You”

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A great video (shot in a single take too) for the great new single from Paul McClure and featuring James Sutton.  It’s released on 1 December and all profits go to charity, Paul’s to the East Midlands […]
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The Bacon Brothers “Ballad Of The Brothers (The Willie Door)” –

December 4, 2023 0
The Bacon Brothers are, of course, Michael and Kevin Bacon – the one an A-list Hollywood actor and the other an Emmy-winning composer.  Their musical collaboration as The Bacon Brothers is not a new thing though […]

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