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More People Really Should Know About: Rosali

August 20, 2024 Cam Fraser 2

Rosali are a band: singer, songwriter and guitarist Rosali Middleman likes to stress this in her interviews. But it’s a band that very definitely revolves around Middleman, her brilliant songwriting and strong but still ethereal voice. […]

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More People Should Really Know About: The Roseline

August 13, 2024 Tom Harding 1

I took a less direct path to discover The Roseline, starting with their “for the fans only” release, ‘Live in Norway’. This set captures the band in their natural, laid-back form. Originating from Lawrence, Kansas, The […]

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More People Really Should Know About… Ags Connolly

August 6, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

The problem with having Ags Connolly in this ‘More people Should Know About…’ feature is that I guess many AUK readers will know of him already even if they aren’t very familiar with his work. However, […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Abby Hamilton

July 30, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

I know a little about Abby Hamilton. She hails from Nicholasville, Kentucky, and was introduced to music at an early age through family gatherings and the church, at first learning to play the piano and violin […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Kevin Daniel

July 23, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

As singer and the song, Kevin Daniel is happy for a while, conceivably forever. Kevin Daniel has had the full experience of a musician’s life from the bottom looking up in his 37 years on the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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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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