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Chris Shiflett, 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, 13th June 2017

June 20, 2017 KC Vines 0
In these reviews I often find myself harking back to a period in London’s long lost rock history: the pub rock and early punk days of 75/76 that, in particular, the west of the city became […]
Live Reviews

The Blinding Lights, The Battersea Barge, Vauxhall London 5th May 2017

May 9, 2017 KC Vines 0
There is a legend among Thames boatmen of a ghost ship, a vessel shrouded in darkness plying the grey river in the night. On board a band plays, guests revel and the music drifts out across […]
Live Reviews

BC Camplight, St Pancras Old Church, London. 20th April 2017

April 24, 2017 KC Vines 0
The church has a profound effect on some people. For BC Camplight it drove him to greet his audience with a handshake at the south porch as they left. Earlier I wasn’t too sure Camplight was an […]
Live Reviews

Courtney Marie Andrews, In-Store Performance, Rough Trade West, London. 12th April 2017

April 13, 2017 KC Vines 0
A true unplugged set this evening. Wearing a short olive dress and perched confidently on the record shop front desk, Courtney Marie Andrews was charming the 25 strong audience with cuts from the new LP. Without […]
Live Reviews

Holly MacVe + Will Stratton, St John on Bethnal Green, London E2 – 6th April 2017

April 11, 2017 KC Vines 0
Holly MacVe is 21. She grew up in Ireland, Yorkshire and Brighton yet she creates lonesome country songs hewn from the bedrock of Hank, Emmylou, Joni, Tammy and KD along with that of Lana Del Rey. A […]

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AUK Shortcuts: Scott Cook, The Mighty Bosscats, Leslie Waugh, Nick Brown, Wilder Adkins, Copperline, Rose Gerber, Admiral Radio, Uncle Lucius, and Big Bob in the Sky

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Very Old Morris “Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy Shoop”

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Solo debut from New Jersey singer-songwriter Sheila Vee out in November

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Lauren Housley live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 9th October 2026

Live Review: Lauren Housley, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 9th October 2026

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The Talking Hearts “Memory Lane”

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Album Reviews

AUK Shortcuts: Scott Cook, The Mighty Bosscats, Leslie Waugh, Nick Brown, Wilder Adkins, Copperline, Rose Gerber, Admiral Radio, Uncle Lucius, and Big Bob in the Sky

October 15, 2026 0
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]
Artwork for Very Old Morris album “Boogedy Boodedy Boogedy Shoop”
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Very Old Morris “Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy Shoop”

October 15, 2026 0
Sophomore album from alt-country act is an affectionate but irreverent take on 90s radio country to great effect and real emotional depth. Let’s deal with the elephant in the room first: there are many “humorous” records […]
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Solo debut from New Jersey singer-songwriter Sheila Vee out in November

October 15, 2026 0
Sheila Vee, the New Jersey–based singer-songwriter and guitarist, will release her debut solo album, Ride, on 6th November 2026 via Ampersand Records. The record was produced by longtime collaborator Bob Harris of the bluegrass band Borderline, […]

  • AUK Shortcuts: Scott Cook, The Mighty Bosscats, Leslie Waugh, Nick Brown, Wilder Adkins, Copperline, Rose Gerber, Admiral Radio, Uncle Lucius, and Big Bob in the Sky
  • Very Old Morris “Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy Shoop”
  • Solo debut from New Jersey singer-songwriter Sheila Vee out in November
  • Live Review: Lauren Housley, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 9th October 2026
  • The Talking Hearts “Memory Lane”
  • Katie Pruitt “Fools for the Fleeting”
  • Track Premiere: Hunter Moss “Let You Down”
  • Video: David Haerle “Carolyn” – the mental strain of letting go
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Great Lakes “Fear of the Fear”
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Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

October 13, 2026 0
Since his birth in Sussex in 1965, Wesley Stace has become a man of all colours, releasing 21 albums (17 under the nom de auteur-interprète John Wesley Harding), writing four books, organising the Cabinet of Wonders […]
Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

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A haunting photo inspires a moving and accomplished album. The power of photography has always amazed and intrigued – the images created by one person and their camera can speak a thousand words. When music is […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 173 – “Promotion”

February 21, 2025 0
Not as you’d expect perhaps a discussion of the merits or otherwise of joining the Premier League and the pitfalls that that can have for a team – as a Leicester City supporter I know only […]
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Live Review: James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra + Julian Taylor @ Celtic Connections, Drygate – 4th February 2023

February 13, 2023 0
Back in August 2022, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, James Yorkston played a gig at Summerhall featuring two notable but very different guest musicians. Due to a bout of illness, The Second Hand Orchestra’s founder and […]

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