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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 – Week 107

August 4, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
First world problems … As mentioned last week I am currently on hols in France. It has pissed down most of the time. It’s all very well reading, drinking and eating but occasionally you have to […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 106

July 28, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Dreams of school recede as the hols take hold. Despite not returning to school in September my holidays have started in the usual fashion. Heading to foreign parts in the van, sleeping a lot, drinking a […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 105

July 21, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Cycling is an idiot’s pastime. Ten years ago a dear friend of mine was diagnosed with terminal cancer and his dream had been to cycle (he was a lycra-wearing cycling nut) from London to Paris. It […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 104

July 14, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 1
Last week arrives or is it the first week next week? The final twist of the school story has been a school trip to Paris. How lovely I hear you cry to be in close proximity […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 102

June 30, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 3
A dawning realisation. Three weeks of school left and a school trip to Paris involving 81 kids and a 01.00 start time for the coach!  That horror aside, the slow inevitable march to my final lessons […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs

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At the remove of two hundred years, it is very hard, if not impossible, to fully comprehend the impact that the expansion of railroads throughout the world had in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The […]
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The Milk Carton Kids “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Exquisite harmonies and faultless guitar work deliver songs of crystaline fragility. The Milk Carton Kids are back! A new album from the superb Milk Carton Kids is always something of a cause for celebration, here at […]
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Review: Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame – Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony

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Two years ago, the ceremony honouring the inductees of the inaugural class of the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHoF) set the bar high indeed. Two thrilling and emotional evenings of music-making and camaraderie, memories […]

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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 Delines return to the Scenic Sessions 10 years on with tour dates too

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Firm favourites here at AUK Towers, The Delines have brought us some excellent news this week on two fronts. Firstly, there’s the small matter of the vinyl re-release of “Scenic Sessions” and then some tour dates […]
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Chuck Prophet announces new collaboration album and UK tour dates

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Chuck Prophet is an artist who needs no introduction to AUK readers.  The legendary San Francisco based songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer has just announced a new collaborative album with Cumbia group ¿Qiensave? The record, titled […]
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Chris Blevins “Better Than Alone” (Horton Records, 2017)

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Chris Blevins’ music is like a breath of fresh air; his narrative and full-bodied sound and way he removes the veneer to get to the source sets him apart from the field. Americana music has many […]

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