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Whatever Happened To… Run C&W

October 4, 2021 Rick Bayles 1
The Wilburys faded away in 1991 but, hot on their heels, came another group of “brothers” – the Burns brothers – Crashen Burns, G.W. “Wash” Burns, Side Burns, and Rug Burns, collectively known as Run C&W. […]
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Whatever Happened To… Juice Newton

September 21, 2021 Rick Bayles 3
It seems strange to be asking whatever happened to an artist that has received no less than five Grammy nominations for best Pop/Country Female Vocalist (winning once, in 1983), an American Country Music Award for Top […]
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Whatever Happened to… The Kennedys/The Strangelings

September 7, 2021 Rick Bayles 0
We’re back from our summer recess with a new round of “Whatever Happened to…” and we kick off with a name that resonates loudly in American folk circles without registering a great deal of awareness on […]
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Whatever Happened To… Junior Brown

July 12, 2021 Clint West 2
This time around on “Whatever Happened To…” Features Editor, Clint West, joins us to take a look at one of the great characters of Americana music and a firm favourite with those of us who enjoy […]
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Whatever Happened To…The Hellecasters

June 21, 2021 Rick Bayles 0
Having recently written about The Desert Rose Band in our ‘Whatever Happened To’ series it got me thinking about John Jorgenson and what he did after he parted company with Chris Hillman. His next major project […]

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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

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Something for the weekend: Icarus Phoenix “Oh, The Joy of Life!”

May 29, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this sweltering week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Drew Danburry’s Icarus Phoenix outfit which he describes as “an upbeat fiendishly danceable song about […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Kiefer Sutherland + Colin Andrew, The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich – 13th May 2026

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When Kiefer Sutherland strode onto the stage at Norwich’s Adrian Flux Waterfront, the response from the packed crowd was immediate and thunderous. There was no slow build into the evening: Sutherland and his outstanding band launched […]
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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

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You see what he did there? Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and musician Jim Keller is to release Vinylly!, a collection of 14 of his finest songs from the last 15 years, and his first-ever European vinyl release. […]

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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]
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Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3
Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

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Live Reviews

Live Review: The Unthanks, Barbican Hall, London – 31st January 2026

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To celebrate their 20 years together as a band, folk superstars the Unthanks played not one but two UK tours. Late last year they visited 19 intimate venues, many of them harking back to their very […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Steve Earle “Fort Worth Blues”

June 24, 2024 0
Steve Earle described El Corazon’, his seventh album, as “bigger than me and faster than me”. He was certainly hitting a rich and varied seam of songwriting form, although it could be argued that Earle has […]
Album Reviews

Rod Melancon “Pinkville” (Blue Élan Records 2019)

August 28, 2019 0
This is Rod Melancon’s fourth album, produced by Adrian Quesada and Will Walden and recorded in Austin Texas. Prepare to be astounded and moved by music that growls at you from The South. The title track […]

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