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Sounds from the Shed

AUK’s Keith Hargreaves’s weekly education column, with the help of some good, bad and ugly americana

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 182 “Well bless my soul…”

April 25, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 4
I have discussed the power of live music many times in this column before, as well as my father’s descent into dementia and the sheer joy of the dementia choir that we attend together, run by […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 181 “Gig Comfort…again”

April 17, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Mrs H and I went to Holland last week in the jalopy. A lovely time was had by both of us, despite the bracing wind lancing in off the Zuiderzee where we were camped. Something very […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 179 “Travel”

April 4, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Despite my leaving education, life still seems to revolve around term-time rhythms. Owning a small camper van means that Mrs. H and I can jump anytime we want and just eff off over the horizon… or […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 178 “Plus ca change”

March 28, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Since hanging up my mortarboard and gown (I never actually had either of these, but you get my drift), I’ve been doing lots of things, as these pages will attest. One of those things is taking […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 177 “Bill Fay”

March 21, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
I was moved by Bill Fay‘s passing last month. Here was a singer-songwriter who defined the term cult artist and whose work had flowered in the minds of many who populate these pages. I came to […]

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Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]
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Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

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Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]
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Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

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Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

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The Teskey Brothers “Live at the Hammersmith Apollo”

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A third live rendition of dependable blues from the Australian siblings. These days, americana acts filling sizeable venues in the UK, despite not being household names, is not unusual, which is testament to the growth of […]
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Video Premiere: Cuchulain “It’s Always Something”

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