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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 – Week 42

January 19, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Parent’s evenings ain’t wot they used to be. As I noted last week we are back in the swim from the very off this term and I had my first parent’s evening on Wednesday but very […]

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AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums of the 21st Century: Keith Hargreaves

January 13, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2

Second in the series and probably the most accurate… discuss! So, another list that requires soul searching and many hours of trawling through the collection. What’s not to like? Especially as the caveat that is always […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 41

January 12, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Back in the game… A year on, the the post Christmas malaise is not as horrific as last year when we learnt of a lockdown that was, for many, to prove far more difficult than the […]

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Album Reviews

Beans on Toast “Survival of the Friendliest”

December 21, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Glass half full on optimistic gem from gifted songwriter. The errant and always spot on protest singer has put down the placards for this breezy, joy filled album that reflects on glasses half full and lives […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed Week 40

December 17, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 5

Happy Christmas I think… So here it comes like a speeding bullet – the end of term. Feels more like the end of days when watching current news bulletins. Couple of questions: Why when reporters ask […]

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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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Here’s the new single from Canadian singer-songwriter Doug Paisley.  ‘Say What You Like’ is a gently rhythmic song, busy with gorgeous guitar work and layers that offer more with each listen.  The video, directed by Colin Medley […]

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On their third trip to the UK, Massachusetts based indie-folk band Darlingside are continuing to build their reputation as a knock-out live band.  With subtle musical shadings taking cues from folk, chamber pop, bluegrass, classical music, […]

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We are and remain an americana site but realise that for many of our readers big hat/bro/mo country music is also a thing so it’ll be a disappointment to many that the UK’s biggest country music […]

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