Sean Hannam

Interview: Ron Sexsmith on turning 60, making his new album in London, and the art of songwriting

October 28, 2024 Sean Hannam 0

Ahead of his two ‘Sexsmith At Sixty’ UK shows, in Manchester and London, Ron Sexsmith contemplates getting older and looks back at his 30-year career. Canadian singer-songwriter, Ron Sexsmith, turned 60 earlier this year. As part […]

The First Time: Sean Hannam – Depeche Mode, Wembley Arena, London, 19th November 1990

June 6, 2023 Sean Hannam 0

Strictly speaking, this wasn’t actually the first gig I attended, but it was the first major one I can remember going to without my parents and using my own money to pay for the ticket. In […]

AUK Chain Gang: Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra “Summer Wine”

March 20, 2023 Sean Hannam 0

Almost every time I have to write an AUK Chain Gang feature it seems to involve drinking – not because I need to imbibe while I’m working, although it has been known – but it just […]

Darren Jessee “Central Bridge”

March 16, 2023 Sean Hannam 0

Captivating third solo album from the Ben Folds Five drummer – brilliantly observed and intimate tales of heartache and happiness, with warm arrangements and swelling strings. US singer-songwriter, Darren Jessee, is arguably better known for drumming […]

L.A. Edwards “Out of the Heart of Darkness”

February 16, 2023 Sean Hannam 0

Well-worn and forgettable AOR songs that come from where the streets have no name. ‘Out of the Heart of Darkness’ is the third album by California’s L.A. Edwards – main songwriter/ frontman, Luke Andrew Edwards, and […]

Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

October 9, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have some […]

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

October 9, 2026 0

A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]

Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007

Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

October 9, 2026 1

In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]

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