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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 207 “Karma”

November 10, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Welcome to the now regular slot of Monday, same old nonsense, just a new day. What’s not to like? Funny thing, Karma. I’ve never been particularly superstitious, but today I found myself caught up in a […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 206 “The Edge of the World”

October 31, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
So, as previewed last week, I spent the weekend at Boia in St Davids (no apostrophe, Oliver) and what a joyful and immensely satisfying thing it was. Lots and lots of music in small venues performed […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 206 “Boia”

October 24, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
This is the last time I mention Black Deer, I promise, but when the news came through of the cancellation, I took decisive action (a first for me). I had known that a rather marvellous festival […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 204 “Culture”

October 17, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2
This week I HAD to go to London. This was a directive issued by the better half, and there was no way out of it. Not that I mind going to London, I quite enjoy poking […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 203 “Out of the ashes…”

October 10, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
So last week’s column talked about Black Deer’s demise and how I was a bit cut up about it. One of the things I did for BD was host an hour-long news show each week, which […]

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Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

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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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Video: Jack Broadbent “Midnight Radio”

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The new single from Jack Broadbent is a fabulously grooving, bluesy song that makes you want to move.  As a young musician, Broadbent started out playing the drums and that feel for rhythm certainly informs his […]
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Morgan Wade has announced her new album, “The Party Is Over (recovered)”, will be released on 1st August 2025 via Sony Music. “The Party Is Over (recovered)” follows Wade’s recent album, “Obsessed”, which was released in […]

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