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Sounds from beyond the Shed 173 – “Friends Reunited”
Every year we have an AUK Writers weekend which our editor Mark referred to in his final piece of the week before last. In the end there were no arguments about banjos but a jolly time […]
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AUK Short Cuts: Sequoia Rose, Everett Wren, Old Lost John, The Red Barn, Rooster Blackspur, Sara Bug, Hollowsage & the Three Mile Islanders, Tessio, The Popravinas! and Gabriel Minnikin
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 171 – “The Sounds of Silence”
Regular readers will know that I have often mentioned that since quitting full-time teaching, somehow, my life has become busier. This is, for the most part, a good thing. There’s no ossification or relentless routine as […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 170 “Awards”
I’m attending the AMAUK Awards this week and am looking forward to it. Not necessarily for the thrill of the envelope ripping and smiling winner’s faces as I’m usually standing next to the person whose name […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 170 – Los Angeles
I’ve never been to Los Angeles. I’ve been to San Francisco, and it was a magical place when I visited in 2014 for my fiftieth. I wandered Haight Asbury, went to Ameoba Records, explored the Castro […]