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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kevin Daniel

July 24, 2024 Dean Nardi 0
If ever there was a musician made to play one of AUK’s exclusive mini-gigs, that would be Kevin Daniel. This is a musician I’d go to see anytime he has a gig that’s within reasonable driving […]
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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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For the Sake of the Song: John Hartford “In Tall Buildings”

July 22, 2024 Viv Fish 9
Who would have thought such an innocuous title could resonate so deeply?  I first heard this song when Hannah Read performed it as she opened for John Smith at Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in […]
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Classic Clips: I’m With Her “Call my Name” Live from Radio Heartland ‘Live from Here’ – 15th June 2019

July 19, 2024 FredArnold 0
When some of your favourite artists suddenly get together to form a ‘supergroup’, expectations rise exponentially about the calibre of music the name band can be expected to deliver. And whilst it is a subjective judgment, […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Erin Enderlin Songs

July 18, 2024 Andy Davidson 0
Somebody once told Erin Enderlin that she wrote sad bastard country music. She was delighted. There’s a Felice Brothers song with the lines “I put some whiskey in my whiskey/ I put some heartache into my […]

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Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

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

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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 […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

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It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Impressive debut offering demonstrates that americana’s got soul. “Tell it to the Wind” is Louisiana singer-songwriter and guitarist Joy Clark’s debut full-length LP. It appears on (singer-songwriter and Broadway actor) Ani Di Franco’s label, Righteous Babe […]
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Here’s the latest release from GRAMMY Award-winning Amanda Shires.  ‘Piece of Mind’ is full of raw, emotional energy, which is evident in the gritty guitar and in Shire’s urgent fiddle and heartfelt words.  It’s a song […]

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