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From California, with UK family roots. An aspiring songwriter, and part-time musician, who also enjoys freelance writing and spends far too much time in hotels. A member of the Americana Music Association (USA) as well as Nashville Songwriters Association. Currently enjoying the latest releases by Son Volt/Jay Farrar and Jack Broadbent ...
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Video: Dierks Bentley “American Girl”

May 14, 2024 Mike Robbie 2
Well, here’s an interesting new music video for the collective opinion of our AUK readership.  When I saw the headline as it read, “Dierks Bentley Borrows Tom Petty’s Rickenbacker Guitar for ‘American Girl’ Video,” I had […]
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Video Premiere: Cedric Burnside “Hill Country Love”

March 25, 2024 Mike Robbie 0
“When you ever in the ‘Sip, come by and juke a little bit.” Cedric Burnside is back, for all of you AUK listeners with an ear towards some traditional blues, with his new song ‘Hill Country […]
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Video: Joe Normal “Ya Gotta Open Your Heart”

April 5, 2023 Mike Robbie 0
As we keep calm and carry on, we offer you a recent video release from Joe Normal, for his song ‘Ya Gotta Open Your Heart’, taken from the forth-coming album release ‘Public Works’ which is due […]
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Video: Jerry Leger “Live from Paradise”

March 27, 2023 Mike Robbie 0
Well, here he comes again – live and under the hot lights at Toronto’s historic Paradise Theatre, it’s Canada’s very own Jerry Leger and his 5-piece electric band with yet another recent video release for the […]
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Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutter “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”

April 25, 2022 Mike Robbie 0
A complex, well-written double-album that deserves your attention. In what appears to be an album culled together from various singles released over the last couple years, Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters have confidently put forth […]

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Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here”

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A strong debut album with a range of folk-based songs with lyrical depth and style. This is the first full-length album from Ohio-based Midwestern Mrs, better known as Georgia Evans to her family, following a string […]

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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 0
At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]
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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]

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Interview: A. J. Croce talks songwriting, his new covers album and getting on Willie’s bus

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A. J. Croce explains how his dad’s record collection and childhood blindness formed the basis of his musical education The surname name may be familiar but Adrian James “A. J.” Croce was only a toddler when […]
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Track Premiere: Firefall “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”

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Firefall are coming up on fifty years of existence, a number that might daunt some bands but this band that at times has included Byrds and Flying Burritos in the line-up not only continues but has […]
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AmericanA to Z – Dolly Parton

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