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Classic Clips: JD Souther “Doolin – Dalton” – The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1973

November 8, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

It is one of life’s strange conundrums in that it is only after we lose something, or more pertinently someone, that we realise their worth and impact on our own personal journey on this mortal coil. […]

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Classic Clips : Howe Gelb “Tumble And Tear” October 2016

November 1, 2024 Paul Kerr 2

One of the benefits of writing for AUK is that, on occasion, one gets to bang on about a favourite act as opposed to reviewing the latest flavour of the month (not that there’s anything wrong […]

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Classic Clips: Eagles “Take It To The Limit” – Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 1977

October 18, 2024 Chas Lacey 1

Fortunate to have songwriters of the quality of Glenn Frey and Don Henley in their midst, there are a couple of particular Eagles favourites that stemmed from a different source. Don Felder has long maintained that […]

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Classic Clips: Kathleen Edwards – Live at Massey Hall, 4th May 2018

October 11, 2024 Helen Jones 3

First off, I’ll have to admit I’m cheating here since this is less of a clip and more of a five song set, but I was so inspired by seeing Kathleen Edwards herself just a couple […]

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Classic Clip: John Paul White and The Secret Sisters “In My Room” – National Sawdust, Brooklyn, 2016

October 4, 2024 David Jarman 1

Is there a more beautiful and emotional male voice in the world of Americana than John Paul White’s? Combine it with The Secret Sisters on the Beach Boys’ ‘In My Room’, and you have a truly […]

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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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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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A great track from Leeds-based Benjamin William Pike that has something of John Prine about it, which of course is a very good thing.  It’ll appear on his upcoming third album which will hopefully be out […]

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