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[ September 7, 2026 ] Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes” Album Reviews
[ September 7, 2026 ] Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle” Album Reviews
[ September 7, 2026 ] Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026 Live Reviews
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Classic Clips: John Mellencamp “Check It Out” Live at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1987

August 30, 2024 Peter Churchill 2

In 1987 John Mellencamp released a compilation album of his music to date. Spanning the years 1978 – 1988 Mellencamp was uncomfortable placing the usual ‘Greatest Hits’ or ‘Best Of’ tag on the album. His take […]

Essentials: Top 10 Shawn Colvin Songs

August 29, 2024 Peter Churchill 2

Shawn Colvin’s 2012 memoir ‘Diamond In The Rough’ (published by William Morrow) is a searingly honest account of the singer/songwriter’s struggle with personal relationships, mental health issues, depression, anxiety and alcoholism. It explains long gaps between […]

AUK Back Pages No.7

August 29, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

We round off 2006, incidentally the fifth year of AUK, an anniversary we forgot to mention in Back Pages No. 5 which looked back at the first four months of 2006 although it was noted in […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Aimee Mann

August 28, 2024 Helen Jones 2

“One time the bass player from ‘Til Tuesday told me that she listened to me,” sings Dan Wilson with pride on ‘Grow Your Own’ from last year’s Semisonic album “Little Bit of Sun” (yes, that band that […]

More People Really Should Know About: Charlie Marie

August 27, 2024 Helen Jones 3

As a Brit who often feels like an outsider looking in on the world of Americana and country, there is a lot to relate to in Charlie Marie; you see, while her musical leanings and cowboy […]

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 0

Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]

Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

September 7, 2026 0

Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]

Stornoway live at the Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks -29th to 31st August 2026

Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

September 7, 2026 1

Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]