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AUK Mini-Gig: Steve Forbert

October 7, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

We hope that in troubled times, our ‘mini-gigs’ have brought a little joy into your world.  These little shows offer the chance to watch great artists up close; it’s like having a front-row seat.  The intimacy […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Matt Simons

June 24, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

At the beginning of the pandemic, when live music became a distant memory, we started sharing stripped-back exclusive live recordings from talented musicians, maintaining that connection between artists and their audiences.  We continue our series of […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Fritz Michel

June 17, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

It’s always an absolute delight to share our occasional series of mini-gigs with AUK readers.  Since the early days of the pandemic, we used these special, intimate performances to sustain the connection between talented artists who […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joshua Hyslop

June 10, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve been bringing you occasional ‘mini-gigs’ as a way of continuing to connect talented musicians with audiences of music lovers.  This time we have two gorgeous songs from Vancouver-based singer-songwriter […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Plàsi

April 8, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Since the start of the pandemic and the subsequent loss of regular, live music, we have been bringing you a series of ‘mini-gigs’, helping fabulous artists to continue to connect with their audience.  As the music […]

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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This was first sent in to AUK towers in March this year, but something happened and everything went mad and there’s little point in explaining what that thing was, as besides it causing misery to thousands, […]

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Sara Milonovich says that ‘Two Dollar Town’ is “The story of many rural communities and a warning against greed; the greed of development and suburban sprawl that’s taking over so much farmland, as well as the […]

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Michael Logen “New Medicine” (Back Room Racket, 2017)

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Michael Logen is a professional songwriter and it shows. This is both a good and a bad thing; what you get here is an album of beautifully crafted songs – well written, well sung, well played […]

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