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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 22

June 9, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
Another birthday, a different world. A brief one this week, dear reader, as prepare to surrender to the bacchanal that is celebrating your birthday in these times. I used to be a big birthday celebrant as […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 21

June 2, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
Oh I do love to be beside the seaside….. What is it about stepping out onto a shingle strewn piece of unfertile land and staring at a muddy, expanse of water that is so redemptive? You […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 20

May 26, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
Never have so many students been assessed and teachers marked so much – roll on the weekend! The horrors of the pandemic notwithstanding, our Yr 11s and Yr 13s have really had a grim time of […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 19

May 19, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
In which your intrepid correspondent travels back in time. It had been bothering me for a while but last week I finally summoned up the resolve to deal with an issue that had been concerning me […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 18

May 12, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
An escape to literature – join me. School life is currently at full tilt. Exam years are freaking out about what’s happening, happened and might yet happen as well as what might not. Meanwhile the other […]

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Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”

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Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”

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The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step

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Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection

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Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

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Features

Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”

July 16, 2026 0
Gary Marsden was a finalist in Americana UK’s Twang Factor under his nom de musique of Cold Bones Lullabies. He has sent us a story based on another one of his songs, which you can find […]
Album Reviews

Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”

July 16, 2026 0
The married duo present a set of winsome songs that succeed in feeling nostalgic but still new and carefully crafted. If you’re a fan of Gram Parsons or Emmylou Harris, husband-and-wife duo Eleese and Matthew Meschery’s […]
Tracks

The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step

July 16, 2026 0
One More Mile is the latest single from The Suitcase Junket, the recording name of poetic folkster Matt Lorenz.  It’s a song that in a sense belies it’s upbeat tempo and optimistic feel –  it’s taken […]

  • Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”
  • Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”
  • The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step
  • Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection
  • Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK
  • Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”
  • Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026
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  • Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Track Premiere: Casey Neill “The Distance Ahead” – a wide-lens look at community strength

July 25, 2024 0
Portland, Oregon-based songwriter Casey Neill is releasing his new album “time zero land” tomorrow (July 26th) on Fluff & Gravy Records, and we’re delighted to be premiering a fairly epic cut from it: ‘The Distance Ahead’ […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Steve Earle & The Dukes – “Champagne Corolla” – Listen

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We heard Steve Earle’s version of ‘Harlem River Blues’ last month, the first track to be released from ‘J.T.’, his upcoming tribute album to his son Justin Townes Earle, who died earlier this year. And now […]

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