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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 14

April 14, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 3
The festivals are all jostling for space at the end of August and beginning of September. Your correspondent filled with optimism and a sense of possibilities finds himself attending two festivals in consecutive weeks if all […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 13

April 7, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
So winter returned with a vengeance this week. Flippin’ snow in April ffs! Not much, in fact more a sleety impersonation of snow as done by a pretty poor impressionist, perhaps the Harry Hill of the […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 12

April 1, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 2
Unlocked outside – let the good times roll! And so despite a record that any right-minded God would frown upon we embark on the precarious journey back to a vaguely recognisable society with our leaders receiving […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 11

March 24, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
Five tests and counting this week. My larynx has never been cleaner and my hooter feels like Dick Van Dyke has been at it with his brushes and all have been negatives. Hell yes. Not one […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 10

March 17, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0
So we’re back and the kids are alright. The beauty of teaching teenagers is their innate ability to appear completely indifferent to giving a tuppenny toss about anything other than their tiny world view. So as […]

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Live Review: Bright Phoebus Revisited, EartH, London – 8th September 2026

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New(ish) Dean Owens album out next month with intimate tour dates to support

September 16, 2026 0
Award-winning Scottish troubadour Dean Owens is nothing if not prolific! Since 2022, he has released 4 new studio albums (including recordings with iconic Latin rockers Calexico, and collaborations with celebrated Italian producer Don Antonio and Grammy […]
Album Reviews

Mama’s Broke “Reunion”

September 16, 2026 0
Beautifully intimate offering from hugely talented Canadian duo rewards the attentive listener. Mama’s Broke, Canadian duo Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria, have spent many a year on the road. Their 2017 debut album Count The […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Bright Phoebus Revisited, EartH, London – 8th September 2026

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Bright Phoebus is one of the three great “lost” albums of its era – as special in its way as No Other or Forever Changes because, like these albums, it redefined what was possible within a […]

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  • Mama’s Broke “Reunion”
  • Live Review: Bright Phoebus Revisited, EartH, London – 8th September 2026
  • Clever Hopes “Even Gooder Than Tomorrow”
  • Bryan Adams wonders “How’s It Goin'” on new roots rock album about Canada
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Interview: John Paul White

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Producer, songwriter and recording artist Alabama-born and breed, John Paul White returns to a solo career after the break-up of the four-time Grammy winning duo Civil Wars. Enjoying a pace of life befitting the history of […]
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C. W. Stoneking, Portland Arms, Cambridge 20th June 2018

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A welcome return to the UK for one of Australia’s most accomplished purveyors of vintage – but not, so far, old timey – music which sounds fresh and vibrant in the hands of this aficionado of […]
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Video Premiere: Gabriel Douglas “Hearts Want”

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The visual for ‘Hearts Want’ is all about travelling through a variety of different landscapes and it complements the song’s emotional journey well.  Gabriel Douglas’s slow, sonorous vocal over a steady guitar strum is simple yet […]

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