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Sounds from beyond the Shed 159 “Why can’t people just be nice?”

October 18, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 4
Regular readers will know that I occasionally head over to France and Belgium to show people round the battlefields and commemorative sites of World War I and sometimes II. Last week it was the turn of […]
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AUK Shortcuts: Elana Brody, Hadnot Creek, March To August, Jeffery Straker, Suthering and Grapes Of Grain

October 11, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
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 158 “Retirement my arse….”

October 11, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1
Since stopping full-time work I’ve been working more hours than I did before. I’m not sure what’s going on really whether it’s something driven by me in order that I don’t get bored or some kind […]
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AUK’s Back Pages No. 8

October 4, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
Well, happy new year to all as we head into the first quarter of 2007. The website’s architecture remains the same but the monthly discs get a new cover which will adorn all of the year’s […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 157 “Another one gone…”

October 4, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 2
It’s not often you meet your heroes, I very rarely have. Sure I’ve breathed the same air at gigs and what have you but rarely actually met someone I considered a hero. I did meet one […]

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Buddy Miller returns with starstudded first album in 15 years

July 23, 2026 0
Listen to the first song from it “Don’t Look Back” below. Americana legend Buddy Miller has announced his return with a new self-titled album in 15 years which will be released on 11th September 2026. Described […]
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Evan Honer “If You Wanna Know” – I’d wait for you

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Evan Honer is a busy person: and 2026 has already been an exceptionally prolific year for Honer. Forging ahead on his It’s An Even Longer Road tour, he has sold out countless shows, headlined festivals, joined […]
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Video: Mason Jennings “If” – the power of hope and love in the human heart

July 23, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Mason Jennings. Jennings lives in Minneapolis, and If was written in the aftermath of the ICE occupation and murders earlier this year. The song poses a series of questions […]

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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

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Jessica’s Brother are a group from London formed in 2016, after drummer of The Wave Pictures’ Jonny Helm’s girlfriend (Jessica) introduced him to the man who would become primary songwriter in the group, her brother, Tom […]
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Preview: John R Miller incoming with January 2026 tour dates

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West Virginia-raised songwriter John R. Miller is making his return to the UK for a run of headline shows, as well as an appearance at Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Miller’s music exudes a sense of world-weary […]

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