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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Nick Meltio

July 10, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

The burly, bearded man you see hugging his Gibson J45 guitar in the video is Niklas (Nick) Meltio, who comes from Finland but is smitten by americana music. His debut album, “Desert Bound,” reflects the allure […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: The Chicks

July 9, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Uniquely talented, The Chicks (they dropped the word ‘Dixie’, of course, back in 2020, due to the word’s association with slavery), make great records (generally), perform brilliant live shows and have been no strangers to controversy […]

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More People Should Really Know About: Rachel Harrington

July 8, 2025 Graeme Tait 6

When this feature first appeared in these hallowed pages, it aimed to allow us writers the opportunity to advocate for an artist who we felt deserved to be more widely recognised, the only caveat being that […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Bill Fay “Filled With Wonder Once Again”

July 7, 2025 John Lee 0

Some voices arrive like a hand on your shoulder. Bill Fay’s is one of them. “I had near/forgotten everything”, Fay sings, opening the song not with a confession, but with a kind of quiet exhale. ‘Filled […]

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Classic Clips: Ray LaMontagne “Shelter” – BBC Four Sessions, 2007

July 4, 2025 Helen Jones 0

2025 marks 20 years since Ray LaMontagne released his debut album “Trouble”, and he’s marked that fact with not just a remastered version of it on vinyl for the first time, but also a tour playing […]

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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

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Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

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The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

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While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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