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Something for the weekend: Here’s to Bob Harris

June 5, 2026 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]
News

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win albums by Jim Keller and Milk Carton Kids

June 5, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0
If you’re not subscribing to our monthly supporters newsletter you’ll be missing out on our exclusive supporters playlist of the best new americana we’ve heard over the last month which this month includes new tracks by […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

May 29, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for this sweltering week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Drew Danburry’s Icarus Phoenix outfit which he describes as “an upbeat fiendishly danceable song about […]
Videos

Video: The Attention Seekers “It Doesn’t Happen Every Day”

May 27, 2026 Mark Whitfield 0
The Attention Seekers from Newcastle don’t have a band name which does them justice given we are very happy to seek their attention! And they have a new song out now about which songwriter Alan Fish […]
Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 Mark Whitfield 3
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

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Ian Prowse “No Names”

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New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

AUK Mini-Gigs
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Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

Previews
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Features

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”

June 30, 2026 0
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 […]
News

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 […]

  • More People Really Should Know About: David Borné
  • Ian Prowse “No Names”
  • 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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Interviews

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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Album Reviews

Robert LaRoche “A Thousand Shades” (Independent, 2019)

July 30, 2019 0
The six songs on Robert LaRoche’s new EP, ‘A Thousand Shades’, chart a journey through addictive, obsessive love and relationship break-ups. LaRoche’s pop background in The Sighs is evident in the rhythms, the warm vocal and […]
Features

Studio Life: Bandits on the Run

May 7, 2020 0
Bandits on the Run combine a range of genres with catchy hooks and excellent musicianship.  The result is a modern, fresh sound and, at the heart of it, is the trio’s fabulous harmonic vocals.  Known for […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 124

December 15, 2023 0
It all becomes a bit too much… for everyone! Is it an age thing? I don’t think so. Talking with both daughter and grandchildren we all agreed on one thing. This fucking Christmas nonsense goes on […]

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