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Ryan Adams improvises a song about long-lasting freshness – Watch

March 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
News from Stereogum on the best product placement since Half Man Half Biscuit sang in National Shite Day: “There’s a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets”: “Ryan Adams is currently on […]
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Carter Sampson announces UK dates

March 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Oklahoma’s Carter Sampson returns to the UK in April and May for a short run of dates that include two shows at the Kilkenny Roots Festival.  She’s not long been out of the UK so she […]
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The Unthanks announce new album and UK dates

March 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Forming the latest in their series of album projects, the Tyneside band The Unthanks will release Diversions Vol. 4: “How Wild The Wind Blows: Performing The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake” at the end of […]
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Curse of Lono release debut album next month, new video – Watch

March 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
New London five-piece Curse Of Lono who we’ve become big fans of here at UK will release their debut album Severed on Submarine Cat Records on April 7th. Described as a “sumptuously cinematic record that combines […]
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Rich Hall brings country music to the masses on BBC next week

March 10, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Well the masses of BBC4 viewers that is. You may have noticed there’s a country thing going on at the moment at the BBC, partly because of the C2C music festival taking place in London this […]

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Cajun Corner – 2 Coreys, and Cajun country’s most decorated academic

June 1, 2026 1
This time around, we’ve got new albums from a brace of Coreys, a new single from a feted musician and poet, plus a landmark anniversary for a beacon of Louisiana music. MoMojo Records are releasing a […]
Lori Mckenna at New Bedford Summerfest 1st July 2006
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For The Sake Of The Song: Lori McKenna “Drinkin’ Problem”

June 1, 2026 0
The New York Times recently published a list of what they say are the “30 Greatest Living American songwriters”, and while it was nice to see Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Brandy Clark make the cut, […]
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Album Reviews

Deer Tick “Coin-O-Matic”

June 1, 2026 0
Eclectic collection from the Rhode Island four-piece celebrating their roots, families and local people. Three years after their Emotional Contracts album, Deer Tick return with their latest collection. The title is taken from the name of […]

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Interviews

Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
Interviews

Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
Interviews

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

May 26, 2026 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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Album Reviews

S.G. Goodman “Old Time Feeling” (Verve Forecast, 2020)

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There are quite a few things that are remarkable about ‘Old Time Feeling‘, but the most prominent noteworthy point is that this is S.G. Goodman’s solo debut. It’s such a mature sound that S.G. Goodman has […]
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Karine Polwart unveils her Scottish Songbook and UK dates

July 9, 2019 0
Karine Polwart is well known for her contributions to folk music – she has after all won six BBC Folk Awards and was 2018’s singer of the year.  Her newest project has an interesting slant on […]
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Angel White “Ghost Of The West”

April 7, 2025 0
An album with its feet firmly in the past but looking towards the future. All the PR surrounding this album states that Angel White is ‘‘a fifth-generation cowboy and beekeeper”. So, it would be remiss not […]

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